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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 2 (Bernama) -- Hong Leong Investment Bank Bhd (HLIB) expects Budget 2025 to responsibly walk the fiscal consolidation path, a lower fiscal deficit target from -4.3 per cent to -3.9 per cent, yet be supportive of gross domestic product (GDP) growth, subsidies savings and improved revenue channels.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 1 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's positive economic momentum is expected to be sustained in the coming months as the Leading Index (LI) grew at 5.2 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) in July 2024.
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) -- 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) -- BMI, a Fitch Solutions company, has maintained its forecast for Malaysia’s federal government budget deficit to narrow from 5.0 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2023 to 4.3 per cent in 2024, and further to 3.9 per cent in 2025.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 27 (Bernama) -- As Malaysia continues to attract investors, Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo is confident that the digital economy will meet, or even exceed, the projected 25.5 per cent contribution to Malaysia’s gross domestic product (GDP) by the end of 2025.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 26 (Bernama) -- The government believes that the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Asia Pacific (Malaysia) Region’s projected RM57.3 billion contribution to Malaysia's gross domestic product (GDP) could be fast-tracked to 2032 from 2038, given its current pace of development, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
ISKANDAR PUTERI, Sept 26 (Bernama) -- Malaysia and Singapore have been great partners, and this relationship should not be disrupted by any issues that arise between the two nations, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 26 (Bernama) -- The Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI) has launched the Circular Economy Policy Framework with the aim of reformulating fossil-fuel-based industrial models and catalysing green growth practices across the manufacturing value chain.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 26 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia opened lower on Thursday amid mixed regional sentiment, as diminishing effects of China's recent monetary policy shifted investors' focus to potential fiscal stimulus measures, according to an analyst.
By Siti Noor Afera Abu
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 25 (Bernama) -- The ringgit rallied to 4.1275/1310 against the US dollar on Wednesday, marking its strongest level since June 2021.
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.
