Malaysia should focus on building robust tax base
Fiscal sustainability is crucial for Malaysia’s economic stability and Malaysian Rating Corp Bhd (MARC) believes the country should focus on…
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Ways to maintain positive trade balance
While there are challenges, particularly with the declining trade surplus and uneven external demand, economists say there are opportunities for…
Malaysia’s GDP expanded 5.8% in 2Q – advance estimate
KUALA LUMPUR: Advance estimates for Malaysia's gross domestic product (GDP) suggest the economy expanded 5.8% in the second quarter of…
Fed’s Beige Book shows slight economic growth, cooling inflation
The US economy grew at a slight pace heading into the third quarter, with a number of regions noting flat…
ECB rates firmly on hold, but door to September cut still open
The European Central Bank (ECB) is all but certain to keep interest rates unchanged while signalling that its next move…
IMF to push G20 for plan to lower debt costs
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is seeking to rally Group of 20 (G20) nations around a new effort to help…
Cambodia looking forward to ‘breathing’ with controversial new canal
Suy SE Dust covers everything in Lim Tong Eng’s yard, thrown up by excavators toiling next door to enlarge a…
Delhi’s spending will be as frugal as before
India looks set to swim against the current of emerging market officials loosening the purse strings, with debt sales by…
Vietnamese electronics firms short on opportunities, says expert
Vietnamese electronics businesses participate in the supply chain but with unstable order positions that are low and small in the…