Market liberalisation in China a big pull for foreign investors
China’s continuous efforts to tap into the country’s domestic demand, open its doors even wider and foster an enabling business…
Category: Economy
China’s industrial profits rise 10.2% in Jan-Feb
BEIJING: China's industrial firms posted higher profits in the opening months of the year, official data showed on Wednesday, suggesting…
Malaysia’s PPI up 0.3% in Feb – DoSM
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s Producer Price Index (PPI), which measures the price changes of goods at the producer level, increased by…
Flood mitigation projects in the pipeline
Construction companies with a track record in flood mitigation works are poised to benefit as the government aims to expedite…
Malaysia, South Korea resume free trade agreement – Miti
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia and South Korea have resumed the Malaysia-Korea Free Trade Agreement (MKFTA), which is set to increase bilateral trade and…
PDC to set aside RM5bil for 15 projects
PETALING JAYA: The Penang Development Corp (PDC) will allocate RM5bil to implement 15 high-impact projects under the 2024 to 2028…
Subdued consumer sentiment likely to persist
PETALING JAYA: RHB Research remains neutral towards the consumer sector as it expects subdued consumer sentiment to persist.
Statistics Department: Malaysia’s inflation up 1.8% in February 2024
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s inflation increased by 1.8% in February 2024, with the index points recorded at 132.1 against 129.8 a…
Livestock bodies call for tighter technical barriers
Four livestock industry associations have proposed the government tighten technical barriers on imported meat to support domestic production which has…