Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia secured 2.44 billion ringgit ($555.30 million) in potential exports during Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s visit to China last week, a government trade agency said on …

By Rozanna Latiff KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s central bank on Wednesday maintained its economic growth forecast for 2023 at 4% to 5%, saying that improved domestic conditions will likely …

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia on Wednesday said electric vehicle (EV) maker Tesla Inc will open an office in the Southeast Asian country and establish a network of charging stations …

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia has no plans to reintroduce a goods and services tax (GST) or any other broad-based consumption tax, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Tuesday. The …

WASHINGTON — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has modified the Withhold Release Order (WRO) issued on January 28, 2022 against imports of synthetic disposable gloves manufactured by YTY Industry …

By Veronica Dudei Maia Khongwir BENGALURU (Reuters) – Malaysia’s economic growth likely slowed by more than half to 6.6% in the fourth quarter of 2022 due to tepid consumption and …

WASHINGTON — U.S. Customs and Border Protection today modified its formal Finding in the Customs Bulletin and in the Federal Register pursuant to 19 C.F.R. §12.42(g) based on satisfactory evidence …

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s central bank on Thursday unexpectedly kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 2.75%, saying it was assessing the impact of four consecutive rate hikes last …

By Sujith Pai BENGALURU (Reuters) – Malaysia’s central bank will deliver its fifth consecutive quarter percentage point hike on Thursday in its effort to keep high inflation under check and …

By Mei Mei Chu KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia said on Thursday it could stop exporting palm oil to the European Union in response to a new EU law aimed …

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s new government will present its budget for 2023 on February 24, according to a schedule published on the parliament’s website. The previous administration under former …

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysian political parties supporting Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Friday signed a cooperation pact promising to ensure stability, ahead of a confidence vote on the premier …

MILAN (Reuters) – Italian energy group Eni is studying the possibility of developing and operating a biorefinery in Malaysia together with Japan’s Euglena and Malaysia’s Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas), the …

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s new Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said his swearing in was a change that Malaysians have waited for and pledged to keep Islam as the official …

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -Malaysia’s veteran leader Mahathir Mohamad suffered his first election defeat in 53 years on Saturday in a blow that could mark the end of a seven-decade political …

By Rozanna Latiff KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -Malaysia’s central bank delivered a fourth consecutive rate hike on Thursday as it sought to contain persistent inflation amid a positive growth outlook. Bank …

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia has allocated 7.8 billion ringgit ($1.68 billion) in cash aid for low-income households and individuals, Finance Minister Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz said on Friday in …

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia will present its 2023 budget on Friday as previously scheduled, a finance ministry spokesperson said on Tuesday, amid speculation that parliament could be dissolved before …

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s economy will grow at a slower pace in 2023 compared to this year, finance minister Tengku Zafrul Aziz said in a statement on Wednesday. Zafrul …

By Devayani Sathyan (Reuters) – Malaysia’s central bank will deliver a third consecutive 25 basis point interest rate hike on Thursday and a fourth in November to quell growing inflationary …

By Rozanna Latiff KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak’s new prison lodgings may be less than an hour’s drive from his mansion in Kuala Lumpur’s affluent …