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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 11 (Bernama) -- The government aims to reduce the fiscal deficit to three per cent in the medium term, as outlined in the MADANI Economy framework and the Public Finance and Fiscal Responsibility Act 2023 (Act 850).
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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 7 (Bernama) -- An increase in investment inflows, improved tax collection relative to Gross Domestic Product (GDP), and a narrower fiscal deficit are positive catalysts expected to drive Malaysia's economy to grow between 5.0 per cent and 5.5 per cent in 2024 and 2025.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 7 (Bernama) -- Amid ongoing economic challenges, Public Investment Bank (IB) Bhd anticipates Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) will maintain a cautious stance through 2025, likely holding the overnight policy rate (OPR) steady at 3.00 per cent for the year.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 6 (Bernama) -- The government is adopting a pragmatic approach in planning the country’s economic development, said Economic Minister Mohd Rafizi Ramli.
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KOTA KINABALU, Nov 4 (Bernama) -- Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd (Sabah Electricity) has insufficient funds and needs federal government financial support to ensure a sustainable power supply, said chairman Datuk Seri Wilfred Madius Tangau.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 1 (Bernama) -- BMI, a Fitch Solutions company, has revised its forecast for Malaysia’s health expenditure growth to 8.7 per cent per year from 2023 to 2028, up from its previous forecast of 8.3 per cent.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 1 (Bernama) -- Economic ties between Sweden and Malaysia have flourished over the years, with Swedish foreign direct investment (FDI) in Malaysia soaring to US$1.43 billion (US$1=RM4.37) to date from US$113 million in 2014.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 30 (Bernama) -- Malaysia has collected an estimated RM500 million in anti-dumping duties between 2016 and June 2024 to mitigate the effects of “unfair” imports, said the Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI).
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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 (Bernama) -- The mechanism for the proposed RON95 targeted petrol subsidy, set for implementation in the middle of next year, is still being refined by the Ministry of Finance (MOF).
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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 (Bernama) -- The Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI) will help Malaysian solar manufacturers and related companies affected by the US tariff hike on solar exports to get more information on the move by Washington.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s Budget 2025 reaffirms a commitment towards gradual fiscal consolidation from a high debt level compared with peers, according to Fitch Ratings.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 (Bernama) -- Southeast Asia's (SEA) liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) consumption is projected to grow at an average rate of 2.0 per cent annually from 2023 to 2033, according to BMI, a unit of the Fitch group.