KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 — The ringgit opened higher against the US dollar as traders digest the United States (US) Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting minutes released last night, said an economist.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 19 — The increase in investment in the fourth quarter of 2023 (4Q 2023) is a positive sign for Malaysia’s future economic growth, economist Dr Nungsari Ahmad Radhi said.

By Nasuha Badrul Huzaini SHAH ALAM, Aug 27 — The First Selangor Plan (RS-1) gives the state government a clear direction for where it wants to take its economy, says Senior Fellow and Director of the Economic Studies Programme (Southeast Asia) at the Jeffrey Cheah Institute, Sunway University,...

KUALA LUMPUR, June 5 — The government’s move to abolish approved permits (APs) for food imports is viewed as a short-term solution as it allows markets to operate freely to strengthen the country’s food security and halt the price hike, an economist said.

By Nasuha Badrul Huzaini SHAH ALAM, Dec 11 — It is high time for both the Federal and state governments to re-look into the sector as the trade deficit in agro-food has been continuously widening since the 1990s. Bank Islam Berhad chief economist Dr Mohd Afzanizam Abdul Rashid said on a...

By Nasuha Badrul Huzaini SHAH ALAM, Dec 11 — A significant increase of RM8.5 million budget allocation to improve public health under the 2022 Selangor Budget is deemed as a balanced approach to benefit the people and economy. Bank Islam Berhad chief economist Dr Mohd Afzanizam Abdul Rashid...

By Nasuha Badrul Huzaini SHAH ALAM, Dec 11 — The 2022 Selangor Budget has included comprehensive measures which are deemed attractive to investors, says Dr Mohd Afzanizam Abdul Rashid. The Bank Islam Berhad chief economist said the state’s budget covers major components including healthcare,...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 14 — As Malaysia strives to be a high-income nation with high technology and Industrial Revolution 4.0 adoption, investments must be supported with policies to support the workforce, especially high-skilled labour, said economists.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 16 — The country's education and economic icon Royal Professor Ungku Abdul Aziz Ungku Abdul Hamid, who passed on yesterday, is considered one in a million.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 16 — The late Royal Professor Ungku Abdul Aziz Ungku Abdul Hamid was laid to rest at the Bukit Kiara Muslim Cemetery here, at 9.50pm last night.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 30 — Foreign selling narrowed to RM86.6 million on Bursa Malaysia from Monday to Friday last week compared with RM268.7 million sold in the whole of the preceding week.