Malaysia Budget 2020 to get More Locals Trained and Employed: Study
THANKS to Malaysia’s Budget 2020, Malaysian companies can look forward to a more highly-skilled labour force, and hiring incentives when recruiting locals in the new year...
Ringgit, CPO Bounce Back, but not Equity Market
THE ringgit rose to an eight-month high and crude palm oil (CPO) gained to levels last seen three years ago...
The State of the Nation: Positive, but muted, export growth seen in 2020
Prof. Yeah Kim Leng believes that global output and trade will stabilise if the US-China trade talks can conclude positively
Analysis: What Causes the Penny Pinch?
According to Khazanah Research Institute’s (KRI) director of research Dr Suraya Ismail, government-led social programmes have..
Loan Growth Moderation Expected to Continue
Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) November announcement that the statutory reserve requirement (SRR) ratio would be reduced to...
Clarify long-term development plans, Putrajaya told
Prof. Yeah Kim Leng weighs in on the government’s long-term plans for economic development
Coronavirus may bug Bursa, other emerging markets
Prof. Yeah Kim Leng says that the coronavirus outbreak could potentially slow down markets that has a link with the Chinese import demand, tourist spending and investment activities
Economist Makes Dire Forecast for Several Sectors
However, macro analyst Hoo Ke Ping said he believed the property sector would not crash although..
Will public transport agenda hit tax revenue?
Public transportation has long been at the crux of the government’s agenda to improve its people’s livelihoods...
Single Adults Can’t Survive on RM1,200 a Month, Says Don
A living wage is defined as the minimum income necessary for a worker to meet his basic needs including..
Increase Development Expenditure for Budget 2020, Say Analysts
Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs research manager Lau Zheng Zhou, meanwhile, said there must be a more..
Step up Spending to Boost economy, Putrajaya Urged
Lee Heng Guie of the Socio-Economic Research Centre also said the decline in the import of capital and intermediate goods may..
