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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 12 (Bernama) -- Budget 2026 strikes a balance between delivering investment stimulus, supporting the growth of new economic sectors and providing social relief, while maintaining fiscal discipline to stay on track with the Fiscal Responsibility Act’s medium-term target of a 3.0 per cent budget deficit to gross domestic product.
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By Karina Imran
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 (Bernama) -- China, one of ASEAN’s dialogue partners, is expected to highlight supply chain resilience, digital economy cooperation, green transition and trade facilitation at the ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM) 2025.
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By Siti Noor Afera Abu
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 (Bernama) -- Tomorrow’s meeting between ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM) and United States (US) Trade Representative (USTR), Jamieson Greer, is a pivotal opportunity for both sides to discuss new areas of economic cooperation, notwithstanding the trade tensions brought on by the US tariffs.
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By Karina Imran
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 22 (Bernama) -- The Preparatory Senior Economic Officials’ meeting (Prep-SEOM) has concluded, setting the agenda to deliberate on strengthening regional economic resilience and adopting forward-looking strategies by the bloc's 10-member countries’ ministers.
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By Nor Baizura Basri
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 21 (Bernama) -- ASEAN economic ministers will gather here next week for what is set to be a crucial meeting to finalise the agenda for advancing intra- and extra-regional trade and investment, which will then be forwarded to their leaders and dialogue partners for endorsement at next month’s summit.
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By Fatin Umairah Abdul Hamid
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 17 (Bernama) -- The ringgit opened firmer against the US dollar on Wednesday, supported by a combination of external factors including expectations of a more accommodative policy stance by the United States (US) Federal Reserve (Fed), said an analyst.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 11 (Bernama) -- Kenanga Investment Bank Bhd (Kenanga IB) is maintaining its 2025 manufacturing growth forecast for Malaysia at 3.9 per cent, down from 4.3 per cent last year, citing a cautious outlook for external trade.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 10 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's banking sector is well-positioned to navigate trade tensions and softer growth, driven by a strong labour market and stable household finances, said S&P Global Ratings.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 4 (Bernama) -- Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) is expected to keep the overnight policy rate (OPR) at 2.75 per cent through the remainder of 2025, assuming that Malaysia's economic growth stays within the official 4.0-4.8 per cent range and inflation remains contained, said an investment bank.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 4.4 per cent in the second quarter of 2025 was achieved through the government’s adoption of a centrality approach amid an uncertain geopolitical and economic environment, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
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By Nur Athirah Mohd Shaharuddin
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian rubber market is expected to trade sideways with an upside bias next week, driven by extreme weather conditions and flooding in several countries.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 15 (Bernama) -- RHB Investment Bank Bhd (RHB IB) has maintained its forecast for Malaysia’s 2025 gross domestic product (GDP) growth at 4.2 per cent, with an upside potential of up to 4.4 per cent.