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PUTRAJAYA, April 7 (Bernama) -- Malaysia needs to improve its preparedness in facing global economic uncertainties, including the impact of the market crash in the United States (US), which recorded losses of trillions of dollars, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
PUTRAJAYA, April 7 (Bernama) -- Malaysia and ASEAN countries need to come together and form an agreement on the tariffs announced by the United States (US) to ensure that upcoming negotiations and discussions have a solid foundation, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
By Siti Radziah Hamzah
KUALA LUMPUR, April 6 (Bernama) -- Concerns about a global recession are growing, driven by recent revisions to the gross domestic product (GDP) for the United States (US), Europe, and China, along with Donald Trump’s announcement on Thursday of new reciprocal tariff plans.
By Nor Baizura Basri
KUALA LUMPUR, April 6 (Bernama) -- ASEAN finance ministers will meet here next week amid a sense of urgency to deepen economic integration and enhance financial resilience as the global trade war erupts, no thanks to debilitating tariffs imposed by the United States.
MELAKA, April 5 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the country’s planned economic growth may be slightly affected by the tariff rates recently announced by United States President Donald Trump.
KUALA LUMPUR, April 4 (Bernama) -- In Malaysia’s capacity as ASEAN chair for 2025, under the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) pillar, Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz will chair a Special ASEAN Economic Ministers’ Meeting on April 10, 2025.
KAJANG, April 4 (Bernama) -- Malaysia, as the chair of ASEAN, will engage in discussions with several member states of the bloc to reach a collective agreement regarding the reciprocal tariff issue announced by the United States (US) to ensure that the principle of fairness is upheld in international trade.
KUALA LUMPUR, April 4 (Bernama) -- Maybank Investment Bank Bhd (Maybank IB) has revised Malaysia’s 2025 real gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecasts to 4.3 per cent from 4.9 per cent and to 4.0 per cent from 4.6 per cent for 2026.
PUTRAJAYA, April 4 (Bernama) -- Malaysia, as the ASEAN chair this year, will prioritise the importance of deepening regional economic ties following the announcement of sweeping US tariffs on the bloc’s member nations as well as leading them in engaging Washington in talks to potentially reduce retaliatory tariffs on imports into America.
KUALA LUMPUR, April 2 (Bernama) -- Foreign investors returned to the Asian market with a modest net inflow of US$93.8 million last week, after a four-week selling streak with only India and Indonesia registering net foreign inflows.
By Harizah Hanim Mohamed
KUALA LUMPUR, March 27 (Bernama) -- The ringgit traded marginally higher against the US dollar at the opening amidst intensifying market talks on the impact of the United States’ (US) tariff on the global economy, said Bank Muamalat Malaysia Bhd chief economist Dr Mohd Afzanizam Abdul Rashid.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 (Bernama) -- Foreign investors remained net sellers across eight Asian markets, with total outflows reaching US$564.9 million last week.
