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KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 7): Socio-Economic Research Centre (SERC) is calling for a pro-growth and transformational Budget 2022 by moving from a broad-based to targeted approach of fiscal expansionary spending, according to its executive director, Lee Heng Guie (pictured).

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 17): The National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK) budget should be raised to RM6.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 23): The political changes in Malaysia are not expected to derail the current economic policies, recovery plans and vaccination progress, said UOB Research in a report.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 16): Despite Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) move to slash growth forecast for 2021 to the 3% to 4% range, some economists are still holding out hope for growth to come in above 4% this year.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 14): There is a need for the government to form a national vaccine research centre employing local experts and resources with the objective to ensure a long-term vaccine supply for the country, said Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) In a media statement on June 13, MEF president Datuk Dr Syed Hussain Syed Husman JP said Malaysia should have its own specialised vaccine research centre to look at the long-term prospects of producing the country’s own vaccines.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 11): AmInvestment Bank Research has cut its fair value (FV) for Pavilion Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) and IGB REIT, while increasing its FV for Sunway REIT.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 21): PublicInvest Research said today gross domestic product (GDP) could contract by 2.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 10): Putrajaya stands to be the greatest beneficiary from the proposal put forth by Gamuda Bhd to have four tolled highways acquired by a highway trust for RM5.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 6): The latest movement control order (MCO 3.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 4): The construction sector is expected to post an earnings recovery in 2021 following the government’s plans to pump-prime the economy, opined Affin Hwang Capital Research senior associate director Loong Chee Wei.