Malaysia

Ballooning government spending looms in Malaysia

Policies on government money must be addressed to offset spending, Fitch advised.

Ballooning government spending looms in Malaysia

Policies on government money must be addressed to offset spending, Fitch advised.

GfK Asia appoints Selinna Chin as new General Manager for Malaysia office

Ms. Chin will take over market research in Malaysia arm immediately.

Malaysia to suffer MYR 5.2b trade surplus

Import sales are expected to hit a 9.5% rise as exports growth moderates to 3.6%.

Malaysia’s credit profile in trouble

Deterioration in public debt ratios, low and energy-dependent revenues, and structural weaknesses weigh on Malaysia’s credit profile, warns Fitch.

Malaysia to raise shipping quotas for tax free crude palm oil

The move aims to help planters cope with expected output growth.

Malaysian bourse trades above interim 1620 support

It still looks fairly supported despite some pressure from profit-taking activities in recent sessions, says OCBC.

Sentiment in Malaysian market remains shaky

OCBC Treasury Research says risk remains tilted towards the downside, with some interim support seen at 1620.

Malaysia to suffer price pressure in end-2012

Good news rice supply is at a 73% level of self-sufficiency.

Malaysia to increase fiscal spending by 8%

Fiscal deficit would then be above 5% of GDP, said OCBC.

Malaysia to set up mercantile exchange

The plan aims to deepen the domestic capital market of Malaysia, says OCBC Treasury Research.

Malaysia inflation to remain benign

A resilient domestic demand is perhaps the only factor that is supporting growth as well as driving inflationary pressure within Malaysia, says DBS.

Malaysia's bourse to trade 'sideways'

The KLCI closed at another record-high at the start of the week, says OCBC Treasury Research.

Downside risks to Malaysia's growth prospects loom

Investors in Malaysia still exhibit some cautious play amidst opposing sentiment from the local and global economy, says OCBC.

Malaysia's CPI inflation pegged at a 1.7% rise

Low inflation is expected stay range bound between 1.5-1.8% before going back to 2% by the end of 2012.

Malaysia May industrial production soars by 7.6% YoY

The pickup in headline growth outran the 4% estimated growth in exports.

Malaysia's industrial production index for May forecast to report 5.3% rise

Output level, however, has been falling for two consecutive months and DBS believes that is more telling than the headline number as far as current economic conditions are concerned.

Malaysia's May trade surplus sinks to decade-low MYR4.6b

Robust 16.2% growth of imports buoyed the dramatic dip.