Philippines seeks more deals with Japan and US
The Philippines wants top market Japan to cut tariffs on its banana exports as Manila pushes for deeper economic ties…
Category: Economy
Sitharaman gets finance portfolio for another term
Nirmala Sitharaman, who is credited with India’s economic success over the past five years, will remain finance minister in Prime…
Push to attract more semiconductor investments
The government plans to establish a national semiconductor board to set investment and development strategies for the vital industry, deputy…
Experts propose tax on gold trading to curb market volatility
Experts have recommended implementing a tax on gold transactions to help curb the demand from certain investor groups, particularly those…
Malaysia must embrace innovation
Malaysia must emerge as an innovator of technology if the country intends to become a high-income nation by 2028, says…
Philippines net FDI rises for third straight month
Long-term capital flows into the Philippines surged by more than a fifth in March, growing for the third consecutive month…
Malaysia approved RM114.7bil investments in data centres, cloud services from 2021 to 2023
Malaysia has approved RM114.7bil worth of investments in data centres and cloud services between 2021 and 2023, said Prime Minister…
MITI to develop special incentives for ai data centres – Tengku Zafrul
The Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry will develop special incentives for artificial intelligence (AI) data centres, said minister Tengku…
Targeted fuel subsidy will help consolidate govt’s fiscal position – economists
Malaysia’s targeted diesel subsidy mechanism which began on Monday will strengthen the country's fiscal position, economists said.