Country’s PM Optimistic About Malaysia’s Economic Growth in the Near Future Malaysia’s economic growth is on the rise and is expected to maintain momentum well into the year’s second quarter. Significantly contributed by the country’s trade, Malaysia set a new record of RM270.4 billion when the trade soared up to 43.4% in June 2022. According…
New Record for Wholesale in Malaysia in August A new record was set for wholesale in Malaysia and retail trade as it achieved a new record in August 2022. The sector rallied to 33.7% year-on-year (RM133.7 billion). The growth was thanks largely to the retail trade subsector. This sector recorded an increase of 34.5% (RM14.6…
Trading in Malaysia Continues Its Upward Trend in September Good news to those involved in trading in Malaysia. Trading in September continues to rise by 31.4% to Rm256.91 billion. Compared to the same period last year, this is positive growth indeed. This marks the 20th consecutive month that Malaysia has experienced double-digit growth. The export…
World Bank Upwardly Modifies Malaysia’s 2022 GDP Growth Forecast Revision of up to 6.4% for Malaysia’s 2022 GDP Estimates Malaysia’s 2022 GDP is looking better, according to the World Bank, the global partnership is helping countries in their economic expansion. The international organisation initially forecast Malaysia’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth at 5.5%. However, an…
New Premium Visa Programme Aims to Attract Rich Investors to Malaysia The Government will roll out a new premium visa programme in Malaysia targeted at rich investors. The programme aims to entice investors and encourage them to settle down in Malaysia. The new premium visa programme is similar to that of the Golden Visa initiatives…
Malaysia’s Economic Growth on A Firm Footing Bank Negara Malaysia believes that Malaysia’s economic growth is on a firm footing, anticipating possibly two or three OPR hikes by year-end. Predictions by economists are that by the second half of this year, the overnight policy rate (OPR) is expected to go up by two 25 basis…