The future is for skilling up as Singapore ages
Reskilling and upskilling have long been national priorities for Singapore, but with a rapidly ageing society, the need to equip…
Category: Economy
Paris’ lean Olympics won’t blow any budgets
Paris’ “lean” Olympic Games are unlikely to do any lasting damage to France’s finances, thanks to 95% of its venues…
Russia: Broker to take on frozen assets swap
Russians who own frozen foreign securities will be able to apply from March 25 to sell them to foreigners with…
UK economy grows by 0.2% in January
LONDON: Britain's economic output grew by an as expected 0.2% in January, after entering a shallow recession in the second…
Wholesale, retail trade sales up 5.4% to RM142.4bil in January 2024 – DoSM
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s wholesale and retail trade recorded a sales value of RM142.4 billion, an increase of 5.4 per cent…
Miti to leverage on insights from survey
The Investment, Trade and Industry Ministry (Miti) will leverage on insights from the American Malaysian Chamber of Commerce’s (Amcham) Economic…
Foreign firms still bullish on China market
CHINA's latest emphasis on nurturing new quality productive forces as well as the efficient policies introduced during the annual sessions…
Malaysia’s real GDP to improve to 4.5% in 2024 on resilient domestic demand – Moody’s Ratings
KUALA LUMPUR: Credit ratings agency Moody’s Ratings expects Malaysia's real gross domestic product (GDP) growth to improve to 4.5 per cent in 2024…
China’s Jan-Feb imports and exports beat forecasts, signals global trade rebound
BEIJING: China's export and import growth in the January-February period beat forecasts, suggesting global trade is turning a corner in…