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KUALA LUMPUR, May 22 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s headline inflation increased to 1.4 per cent in April 2025 with the consumer price index at 134.3 versus 132.4 the same month a year ago, according to the Statistics Department Malaysia (DOSM).
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KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s current account balance (CAB) recorded a RM16.7 billion surplus in the first quarter of 2025 (1Q 2025), equivalent to 3.4 per cent of the gross domestic product (GDP), supported by net exports of goods and a smaller deficit in the secondary income account, said Statistics Department Malaysia (DOSM).
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KUALA LUMPUR, May 14 (Bernama) -- Research firms have projected a higher gross domestic product (GDP) of between 4.5 and 4.6 per cent from 4.4 per cent previously for the first quarter of 2025 (1Q 2025), ahead of this Friday’s announcement.
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KUALA LUMPUR, April 30 (Bernama) -- A total of 219,015 active women-owned establishments were recorded in 2022, representing 20.1 per cent of the total registered establishments in Malaysia, based on the Economic Census 2023, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).
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KUALA LUMPUR, April 14 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian rubber market ended higher today, supported by ongoing concerns over raw material supply shortage due to weather conditions and wintering in major natural rubber (NR) producing countries, a dealer said.
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 21 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's inflation rose at a slower pace of 1.5 per cent in February 2025, with the index standing at 134.1 points compared with 132.1 in the same month a year earlier, the Statistics Department (DoSM) said.
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 21 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia was higher at the midday break today as the buying momentum in selected heavyweights helped lift the key index.
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 20 (Bernama) – Retirees should redirect a small portion of their savings into higher-yielding capital market instruments to enhance their income security in their old age rather than holding cash, the Securities Commission (SC) said.
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By Rosemarie Khoo Mohd Sani
KUALA LUMPUR, March 15 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian rubber market is expected to trade within a narrow range next week, with potential volatility due to global economic and weather-related factors, said industry expert Denis Low.
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By Rosemarie Khoo Mohd Sani
KUALA LUMPUR, March 13 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian rubber market ended lower today, dragged down by weaker advice from regional rubber markets and declining oil prices, said a dealer.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 12 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's full-year wholesale and retail trade sales surged to a record high of RM1.77 trillion in 2024, after recording RM152.2 billion in December, a 5.5 per cent rise year-on-year (y-o-y), said the Statistics Department (DOSM).
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 6 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's Service Producer Price Index (SPPI) continued its uptrend, rising by 0.5 per cent in the fourth quarter (4Q) of 2024, compared to 0.3 per cent in 3Q 2024, reflecting a rise in services sector pricing, according to the Statistics Department (DoSM)