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KUALA LUMPUR, July 29 (Bernama) -- Global economic growth is projected to reach 3.0 per cent in 2025 and 3.1 per cent in 2026, above the reference forecast in the April 2025 World Economic Outlook (WEO), according to the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) July 2025 WEO update, released today.
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KUALA LUMPUR, July 23 (Bernama) -- The latest data showed that over 8.5 million Sumbangan Tunai Rahmah (STR) recipients have been registered, and RM4 billion in cash aid disbursed through the initiative’s Phase 1 and 2 payments, said the Ministry of Finance (MOF).
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By Siti Noor Afera Abu
KUALA LUMPUR, July 16 (Bernama) -- Economists have projected the Malaysian economy to expand between 4.5 per cent and 5.5 per cent in the second quarter of 2025 (2Q 2025), driven partly by increased export demand, especially from the United States (US) importers due to heightened fears of impending tariff in August.
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KUALA LUMPUR, July 12 (Bernama) -- As global trade tensions continue to rise, the 58th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM) and Related Meetings wrapped up its four days of talks in Kuala Lumpur on Friday, July 11, with the United States’ (US) sweeping tariff hikes becoming a major talking point among regional leaders.
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By K. Naveen Prabu
KUALA LUMPUR, July 10 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian rubber market ended mixed today amid an uptrend in the regional rubber futures market, a dealer said.
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KUALA LUMPUR, July 10 (Bernama) -- May 2025’s natural rubber (NR) production rose by 24.9 per cent to 22,494 tonnes versus 18,008 tonnes in April 2025, according to the Statistics Department Malaysia (DOSM) today.
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KUALA LUMPUR, June 26 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s Producer Price Index (PPI) declined by 3.6 per cent in May 2025, following a 3.4 per cent decrease in April, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).
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MELAKA, June 24 (Bernama) -- Agrobank is targeting 70,000 new accounts and RM350 million in deposits under its Mega Million 2.0 campaign, launched in November last year.
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KUALA LUMPUR, June 24 (Bernama) -- Malaysia registered an inflation rate of 1.2 per cent in May 2025, the lowest in 51 months, with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) at 134.4 versus 132.8 a year ago, according to the Statistics Department Malaysia (DOSM).
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KUALA LUMPUR, June 24 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s leading index (LI) maintained its positive annual growth at a rate of 0.5 per cent, registering 113.6 points in April 2025 versus 113.0 points in April 2024, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).
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By Zarul Effendi Razali
KUALA LUMPUR, June 19 (Bernama) -- The ringgit continued to end lower against the greenback on Thursday, weighed down by emerging concerns over the global financial outlook, a dealer said.
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By Zufazlin Baharuddin
KUALA LUMPUR, June 14 (Bernama) -- The local rubber market is expected to stay muted with a sideways trend leaning towards further weakness.