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Malaysian economy shrank 5.6 pct in 2020, biggest fall since 1998 Asian Financial Crisis

Chief statistician confirms worst reported figure since 1998 financial crisis. Malaysia’s gross domestic product (GDP) contracted by 5.6 percent in … More

Covid19, GDP, Gross National Income (GNI), Pandemic, Statistics

12th Malaysia Plan: Time to Steer the Nation towards a Dynamic Growth Path

I appreciate the gesture by Datuk Seri Mustapha Mohamad, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department, for briefing Senate President Tan … More

12th Malaysia Plan, GDP, Policy, shared prosperity

Malaysia faces revenue crunch as spending mounts on coronavirus woes

KUALA LUMPUR (BLOOMBERG) – Malaysia will enter 2021 with its biggest spending plan yet to spur its virus-hit economy, but … More

Covid19, Fitch Rating, GDP, Oil Price, Pandemic, Revenue

Vietnam is surpassing M’sia, we need a complete overhaul

MALAYSIANS need to embark on a serious soul-searching exercise if we are to keep up with the rest of the … More

Economy, GDP, Government, Policy

Tough for Malaysia to go through another lockdown — World Bank

KUALA LUMPUR : It will be challenging for the Malaysian economy to have another lockdown to contain the spread of … More

Covid19, debt levels, fiscal deficit, GDP, Lockdown, Stimulus Packages, World Bank

What Is Important To Sabah Voters?

Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad laments that Malaysian voters can be bought. It’s fine to talk when you have billions. But … More

1MDB, Abuse of power, Accountability, Autonomy, Backdoor government, Competency, Corruption, Covid-19, Cronyism, Democracy, Federalisation, Freedom of assembly, Freedom of Speech, GDP, Good governance, GST, LGBT, MA63, Nepotism, oil royalty, PATI, Sabah, Separation of powers, State Election, Transparency, Wastage of taxpayers’ money

Norway posts first public deficit in 25 years

OSLO, Sept 3 : Norway posted its first public deficit in 25 years in the second quarter, its finances weighed … More

Covid19, Financial, GDP, Norway, Pandemic, Scandinavian

Malaysia : Parliament approves raising govt debt ceiling to 60%

KUALA LUMPUR : The parliament of Malaysia on Monday approved the government’s plan to raise its debt ceiling for the … More

Budget, Coronavirus, Covid19, Debt, GDP, Pandemic

Filipinos brace for debt avalanche

Filipinos are bracing themselves for increasing government debt as the coronavirus unleashes an unprecedented havoc on Philippine society that quickly … More

Covid19, Debt, Economy, Financial, GDP, Pandemic, Recession

Việt Nam a rising star in gloomy global economy: World Bank

HÀ NỘI — Experts from the World Bank said Việt Nam was a rising star amid the COVID-19 pandemic, ranking … More

Covid19, Economy, Financial, GDP, Growth, Pandemic, World Bank

There’s only one Asian economy we need to worry about

Why Indonesia is a worry. Only one of the major economies in east Asia poses a real concern – Indonesia. Indonesia’s public debt-to-GDP ratio is modest, at a third of GDP. But with a low savings rate and a small domestic tax base, Indonesia has been borrowing externally.

China, Financial, GDP, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan

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