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KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 10 (Bernama) -- MIDF Amanah Investment Bank Bhd expects Malaysia’s Industrial Production Index (IPI) to sustain positive growth in 2025, projected at 3.0–4.0 per cent, following an estimated 3.4 per cent expansion in 2024.
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 10 (Bernama) -- The Industrial Production Index (IPI) increased by 3.6 per cent year-on-year in November 2024, driven by sustained output growth in the manufacturing sector, according to the Department of Statistics (DOSM).
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 9 (Bernama) -- The unit price index of steel recorded a decrease of between 0.1 per cent and 4.6 per cent across most parts of Malaysia in December 2024 compared to the previous month, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).
By Zarul Effendi Razali
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 8 (Bernama) -- The ringgit retreated from yesterday’s gains to close lower against the US dollar on Wednesday, as positive data from the United States prompted investors to return to the greenback.
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 8 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian economy is expected to maintain a sustainable growth rate of 5.0 per cent in 2025 from an estimated 4.9 per cent in 2024, supported by a stable labour market condition, conducive fiscal and monetary policies amid lingering external uncertainties, said an economist.
By Fatin Umairah Abdul Hamid and K.Naveen Prabu
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 5 (Bernama) -- Coffee lovers who are now paying more for their favourite specialty brew amid rising coffee bean prices might be forced to adopt more affordable alternatives such as brewing their own coffee and drinking it less frequently.
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 4 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia is likely to remain cautious next week as investors are bracing for a cautious start to 2025, with eyes fixed on the US President Inauguration Day scheduled on Jan 20, said an analyst.
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 29 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's gig economy has continued its upward trajectory in 2024, with the number of own-account workers, including gig workers, surpassing three million as of September.
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 27 (Bernama) -- Penang, Johor, Selangor, Sarawak, and Kuala Lumpur dominated Malaysia’s exports, accounting for 83.8 per cent of the total in November 2024, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 26 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s total trade in the livestock industry grew 23.2 per cent, or RM254.7 million, to RM1.4 billion in 2023, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 24 (Bernama) -- The small and medium enterprise (SME) sentiment index rose to 55.8 in the second half of 2024 (2H 2024), up from 54.7 in the first half (1H 2024), according to SME Bank Malaysia Bhd.
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 24 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s Producer Price Index (PPI) declined by 0.4 per cent in November 2024, a slower decrease compared to the 2.4 per cent drop in October 2024, mainly due to the continued contraction in the mining sector, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).
