Malaysia

Lower inflation forecast for Malaysia

It is said to be the country with the best inflation profile right now.

Lower inflation forecast for Malaysia

It is said to be the country with the best inflation profile right now.

Malaysia government spends close to US$428m in aid

About 473,928 recipients from low income groups benefited from the government's 1Azam programme, an effort to fight poverty.

Malaysia's government spending to exceed target by 6%

Lower oil revenue looms amid sluggish export demands.

Malaysia in dire need of revenue and expenditure reforms

The country's financial system and corporate sector have made Malaysia's large fiscal deficits and high government debt "affordable".

No sigh of relief yet for Malaysia's export industry

 A 1.6% improvement from April's export performance is in the offing but analysts say this "growth" is largely the result of low base effect.

Rice cookers still the best selling small appliance in SEA

2.1 million rice cookers were sold in Southeast Asia despite the sales dip suffered by the Small Domestic Appliances sector in 1Q12.

Domestic demand driving more of Malaysian growth

Efforts by policymakers to expand the economy through consumption and and investment growth are gaining traction.

Malaysia consumers buy 120,000 IT hardware units in 1Q12

Malaysia's B2B IT market is now valued at US$75.5m, with laptop sales counting as the biggest contributor in IT retail.  

ASEAN Infrastructure Fund to bolster development of infrastructure in Southeast Asia

The financing initiative will fund the building of road, rail, power, water projects with a $75 million lending cap each to increase trade and investments in the region.

Malaysian market risk escalating fast: OCBC

There are more and more warning signs surrounding the country's fiscal health which investors should consider.

Long overdue Labor Day gift: Malaysia enforces National Minimum Wage Policy

For the first time, Malaysia sets economy-wide minimum wages- MYR900 per month for Peninsular Malaysia and MYR800 per month for East Malaysia.

Malaysia inflation eases to 2.1%

But it will slowly rise in the coming months to average at around 2.7% for the full 2012 period, says OSK-DMG.

Bank Negara Governor Zeti bullish about Malaysia's stable monetary policy

Malaysia's low inflation rates, tame at 2.6%, and robust domestic sector expansion backs up claim.

Malaysia's employment market feels optimism

40% of Malaysian-based employees believe it highly likely they will experience career improvement in the next six months.

Malaysia GDP outlook brightening: OCBC

Newly released February data impresses and warranted an upward revision to 4.4% from 3.8% yoy GDP growth.

CIMB poised to become Asia's largest investment banking franchise

Will it be able to topple Credit Suisse as it acquires Royal Bank of Scotland?

What's the hottest-selling gadget in Malaysia?

It's the tablet PC which moved 656,000 units in the past year, a blistering pace that almost beat laptop sales.