Malaysia needs to prioritise investments in silver economy to enable healthy ageing – PM
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia needs to prioritise investments in the silver economy to build the infrastructure and spark innovation in technology fields…
Economy
Untapped potential in domestic credit card market
There is a lot of untapped potential in the market for credit cards in the domestic market, say industry insiders…
Calls for govt to help grow engineering sector
Measures should be taken to bolster the development of Vietnam’s mechanical engineering sector, experts say.
Mongolia defends plan to tap mining riches for new sovereign fund
Mongolia’s prime minister defended changes to the country’s mining laws after foreign investors raised concerns they could deter investment in…
Data suggests RBA likely to extend pause
Australia’s inflation came in faster than expected in April, suggesting price pressures remain stubbornly strong and bolstering the case for…
NSS a multifaceted boon to chip sector
Analysts are bullish about the National Semiconductor Strategy (NSS), believing that it would further boost the prospects of the local…
Producer price index up 1.9% in April, from 1.6% in March
Malaysia’s producer price index (PPI), which measures the price changes of goods at the producer level, increased by 1.9% year-on-year…
Timely push for chip sector
The government’s allocation of RM25bil in fiscal support under the National Semiconductor Strategy (NSS) is a watershed moment for the…
Australia inflation quickens to 5-month high, sounding rate alarm
SYDNEY: Australian consumer price inflation unexpectedly picked up to a five-month high in April due in part to increases in petrol,…