KUALA LUMPUR, June 11 — The government has not used foreign borrowings to fund the execution of the Prihatin Rakyat Economic Stimulus Package (Prihatin) and the National Economic Recovery Plan (Penjana).

KUALA LUMPUR, April 28 — The second phase of the Bantuan Prihatin Nasional (BPN) payout will begin on May 4.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 21 — As at April 17, a total of 1.5 million applications for the Employees Provident Fund’s (EPF) i-Lestari facility for May have been approved, involving withdrawals totalling RM702 million, said Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 20 — Yayasan Pelaburan Bumiputra’s (YPB) board of trustees has appointed Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin as its chairman and Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz as its deputy chairman, effective April 14.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 14 — As of April 12, the government has received 1.28 million applications for withdrawals under the Employees Provident Fund’s (EPF) i-Lestari facility for May, of which 1.17 million were approved, involving withdrawals totalling RM572 million.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 14 — The government has distributed RM4.9 billion of the Bantuan PRIHATIN Nasional (BPN) aid to 6.6 million Malaysians as of April 12, said Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 14 — The government has implemented six of the 10 main measures under the Prihatin Rakyat Economic Stimulus Package (PRIHATIN) worth RM180 billion, or 69 per cent, of the whole package, until April 12, said Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 7 — The government’s direct fiscal injection to stimulate the economy has increased to RM35 billion after the announcement of the RM10 billion PRIHATIN Package for SMEs (Additional Measures) made by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 5 — The government is fully aware of the need to be agile and to respond swiftly to the Covid-19 threat in the country, said Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz.

PUTRAJAYA, April 2 — The role of government-linked companies (GLCs) is important in helping the government formulate a comprehensive economic strategy during and after the movement control order (MCO), said Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 1 — The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has announced the appointment of Prime Minister, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin as the chairman of Khazanah Nasional Bhd.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 23 — The Finance Ministry (MoF) has approved the import duty and sales tax exemption on face masks for the domestic market.