TOKYO, June 4 — Oil prices edged lower in early Asian trade on Wednesday, weighed down by a loosening supply-demand balance following increasing OPEC+ output and lingering concerns over the global economic outlook due to tariff tensions.

MOSCOW, May 14 — The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has kept its forecast for the global oil demand growth in 2025 unchanged at 1.3 million barrels per day (BPD) and expects it at the level of 105 million barrels per day, according to its new report released on Wednesday.

KUCHING, Nov 17 — The financial knowledge of Malaysians has significantly improved since 2016 and is approaching the level of developed countries; however, three challenges remain which hinder further progress towards becoming a financially literate society.

PUTRAJAYA, Nov 6 — Malaysia will propose a motion on environmental sustainability, focusing on plastic waste, during its Asean chairmanship next year, said Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (NRES) Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 22 — Malaysia is considering joining several international organisations, including the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), said Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.

BANGKOK, June 20 — Thailand hopes to become a member of the BRICS group of emerging economies at the organisation’s next summit in Russia in October, a Foreign Affairs Ministry official said today.

BRUSSELS/LONDON, June 8 — Some of the world's major economies want to finalise a plan ahead of this year's United Nations (UN) climate summit to halt new private sector funding for coal projects, five sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.

JAKARTA, May 29 — Indonesia will start reviewing a wide range of economic policies as it seeks to become the first Southeast Asian member of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), said a senior minister today.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 13 — School canteens are permitted to remain open during Ramadan to allow non-Muslim students to enjoy their meals comfortably, said Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek.

JAKARTA, Feb 29 — Indonesia is setting its sights on joining the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) within two to three years, a pivotal move in its economic shift towards the Golden Vision 2045.

PUTRAJAYA, Dec 5 — The ‘learning loss' that occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic is one of the contributing factors affecting the achievement of Malaysian students in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2022 report.

BRUSSELS, Dec 1 — Two back-to-back economic reports have warned about the persistence of inflation in the eurozone despite the minimal decrease in November from the previous month.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 10 — The Finance Ministry is committed to taking progressive steps to improve Malaysia’s fiscal policy in Budget 2024 to reduce poverty and inequality in the nation.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 10 — The latest upgrade in global economic growth for this year bodes well for Malaysia and is set to contribute positively to the country’s trade performance, said Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.

CYBERJAYA, April 6 — The country can get RM1 billion for a start when the global minimum tax (GMT) is introduced, said Deputy Finance Minister 1 Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 21 — The government is finalising the Account 2 Support Facility Programme Initiative for members with savings in the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) to obtain cash resources without having to withdraw from their EPF savings.

MOSCOW, March 14 — OPEC has upgraded its forecast for the global oil demand growth in 2023 by 30,000 barrels per day to 2.3 million barrels per day, according to its fresh report published on Tuesday as reported by Sputnik.

PARIS, Feb 18 — Many people living in the European Union fail to exercise sufficiently, leading to more than 10,000 premature deaths annually, reported the German Press Agency (dpa), quoting the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) on Friday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 9 — The unemployment rate continues to show a downward trend, recording 3.8 per cent in June 2022, which is the lowest since the Covid-19 pandemic hit the country, said Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Economy) Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 24 — Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the government today has agreed in principle to develop an Integrated Trade Events Platform specifically to enhance the country's trade competitiveness and export value digitally in line with a new trading landscape in the era of digitalisation.