Economy

Budget 2019 expected to kick-start housing market, says Knight Frank

Economy | News
By NUR HAZIQAH A MALEK / Pic By MUHD AMIN NAHARUL
THE exemptions and initiatives recently announced during Budget 2019 are expected to spur the growth ...

BNM keeps OPR at 3.25%

Economy | News
By TMR / Pic By AFP
Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has maintained the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) at 3.25%, while ...

Sugar tax sparks product innovation among manufacturers

Economy | Money
by DASHVEENJIT KAUR / pic by ISMAIL CHE RUS
THE sugar tax that would be imposed on soft drinks from April 1 next year is expected to spur industrial ...

99.9% of documents in Rosmah’s case given to defence team

Economy
By BERNAMA / Pic By TMR File
The Kuala Lumpur (KL) Sessions Court was told yesterday that nearly 99.9% of documents in the case involving former Prime ...

Najib leaves MACC after 4 hours of questioning

Economy
By BERNAMA / Pic By HUSSEIN SHAHARUDDIN
Former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Najib Razak left the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) ...

Ex-Goldman banker Ng fights US extradition over 1MDB

Economy | World
By BLOOMBERG
SINGAPORE • A former Goldman Sachs Group Inc banker is fighting extradition to the US, where he would face charges of money laundering and ...

Credit rating agencies have a fixed mind, says Daim

Economy | News
Petronas has sufficient financial space to support dividend payments
By ALIFAH ZAINUDDIN / Pic By MUHD AMIN NAHARUL Tun Daim ...

Jho Low keeps sending messages, says Daim

Economy | News
The indicted financier continues to be persistent by sending messages to help resolve issues related to 1MDB
By ALIFAH ...

Revenue Group aims double-digit growth with digital payment terminal

Economy | News
The company has successfully piloted about 200 of its EDC terminals to Public Bank’s merchants’ outlets
By AFIQ AZIZ / Graphic By ...

Yellen leads chorus of concern over risks facing global economy

Economy | World
Paulson says an ‘economic iron curtain’ could emerge as the US and China throw up trade walls
By BLOOMBERG SINGAPORE • The world economy ...

Grim outlook for ringgit as govt bites the bullet

Economy | News
Innes says credit rating downgrades are not the death knell, but will have significant short-term impacts
By ALIFAH ZAINUDDIN / Pic By TMR The ringgit ...

Taxes that will test Malaysia

Economy | News
New taxes are duties on sugary drinks, online services, as well as higher or lower levies on gaming, property and corporate incomes
By NG MIN SHEN / ...