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PUTRAJAYA, Oct 1 (Bernama) – Budget 2025 is set to see a substantial increase in allocations, driven by Malaysia's solid economic growth and rising government revenues, according to the deputy president of the Malaysian Economic Association, Professor Dr Yeah Kim Leng.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 1 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's low-wage structure is a significant factor behind the Employees Provident Fund's (EPF) inadequate savings.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 1 (Bernama) -- Key players in the maritime industry are calling for Budget 2025 incentives to stimulate growth and advance the green development agenda, specifically through support for low-emission vessel acquisition, green port investments and infrastructure expansion.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 1 (Bernama) -- With the rising cost of living a major concern for Malaysians, PwC Malaysia believes a review of personal income tax bands for the middle-income group in Budget 2025 would be a welcome move.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- International express services provider DHL Express today announced an average price increase of 6.9 per cent for 2025, effective from Jan 1.
By Fatin Umairah Abdul Hamid
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 (Bernama) – Steel manufacturer Mycron Steel Bhd, which just signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Japan’s JFE Steel Corporation to drive green solutions in Malaysia, has called for public-private partnerships to be prioritised in Budget 2025 to help Malaysia achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 28 (Bernama) -- An allocation of RM403.7 billion is expected for Budget 2025, comprising RM305.7 billion and RM97.9 billion for operating and development expenditures, respectively, according to TA Securities Holdings Bhd.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 26 (Bernama) -- Johor Plantations Group Bhd has successfully issued its inaugural Sukuk Wakalah in aggregate of RM1.35 billion in nominal value from its Sukuk Wakalah Programme.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 24 (Bernama) -- Budget 2025, to be tabled in the Dewan Rakyat on Oct 18, is expected to strike a balanced approach, combining fiscal sustainability with initiatives to drive economic development, said RHB Investment Bank (IB) Bhd.
By Nurunnasihah Ahmad Rashid
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 24 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s inflation rate easing to 1.9 per cent in August 2024 has raised concerns about the implications of a RON95 targeted subsidy mechanism, according to Bank Muamalat Malaysia Bhd chief economist Dr Mohd Afzanizam Abdul Rashid.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 (Bernama) -- Analysts expect headline inflation to trend between 2.0 per cent and 2.3 per cent year-on-year (yoy) for the rest of 2024.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 19 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s RM160 billion approved investments in the first half of 2024 (1H 2024), comprising RM85.4 billion in domestic investments (DI) and RM74.6 billion in foreign investments (FI), showed that the country is not overly dependent on FI to stimulate its economy.
