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KUALA LUMPUR, May 4 (Bernama) -- Malaysia must expand green finance, strengthen local tech capacity, as well as broaden participation across sectors and regions to fully leverage the global shift towards sustainability and turn climate risk into a competitive edge in green value chains.
KUALA LUMPUR, April 28 (Bernama) -- Cost pressures in Malaysia’s medical and health insurance/takaful (MHIT) sector are driven mainly by higher utilisation of healthcare services and misaligned incentives, rather than sharp increases in treatment prices, according to a World Bank Group report.
KUALA LUMPUR, April 18 (Bernama) -- Countries are moving away from efficiency-driven economic models towards resilience, as rising geopolitical uncertainty reshapes the global economic landscape, including trade and investment strategies.
PUTRAJAYA, April 11 (Bernama) -- The 13th ASEAN Finance Ministers’ and Central Bank Governors’ Meeting (AFMGM) welcomed a proposed US$30 billion (RM141 billion) facility by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for 2026–2030 to support the implementation of the Finance Sectoral Plan and ASEAN Community Vision 2045.
By Engku Shariful Azni Engku Ab Latif
KUALA LUMPUR, April 9 (Bernama) -- The government will focus on ensuring there is sufficient supply of fuel and basic goods to enable economic activities to continue, according to Economy Minister Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir.
KUALA LUMPUR, April 9 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s targeted fuel subsidy reform under BUDI MADANI RON95 (BUDI95) is a step in the right direction amid the West Asia crisis as the government seeks to better manage fiscal pressures while ensuring subsidies are distributed more efficiently.
KUALA LUMPUR, April 9 (Bernama) -- Malaysia does not need stimulus amid the West Asia crisis, said the World Bank’s lead economist for Malaysia, Apurva Sanghi.
KUALA LUMPUR, April 9 (Bernama) -- The World Bank Group has raised Malaysia’s economic growth forecast for 2026 to 4.4 per cent from 4.1 per cent, citing resilient domestic demand, its lead economist for Malaysia, Apurva Sanghi, said.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 (Bernama) -- The World Bank has outlined three key areas Malaysia should focus on to strengthen its long-term economic position amid current global challenges arising from the West Asia conflict.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s economy remains resilient despite rising global uncertainties, with the government widening its “Plan B” measures to ensure continued stability and growth, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 30 (Bernama) -- The World Bank Group, via its private-sector arm the International Finance Corporation (IFC), has partnered with OCI TerraSus Sdn Bhd (OCI TRS), a unit of South Korea’s OCI Holdings Company Ltd, to advance Malaysia’s participation in the global semiconductor supply chain and create jobs in the country.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 27 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s Producer Price Index (PPI) declined by 3.4 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) in February 2026, after a 2.9 per cent contraction in the previous month, according to Statistics Department Malaysia (DOSM).
