Malaysia

The Malay Economic Congress has passed a resolution in October proposing that government tenders valued at less than MYR100mn will be directly negotiated with Malay companies. The congress... 2012-10-26

Malaysia's headline consumer price inflation (CPI) slowed from 3.4% y-o-y in October to 3.3% in November and we expect inflationary pressures to continue to cool over the coming months.... 2012-01-09

The opposition Democratic Action Party (DAP) has proposed new measures aimed at addressing corruption. Some of the key measures include a ban on political parties' involvement in businesses... 2012-01-09

Zaid Ibrahim, formerly a senior politician of the opposition People's Justice Party (PKR), withdrew his candidacy from the party's deputy presidential race in November and resigned... 2010-11-26

As expected, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) left the overnight policy rate (OPR) unchanged at 2.75% in its November (the last for 2010). The central bank's latest move was consistent with... 2010-11-26

Malaysia's economy expanded by 5.3% y-o-y in Q310, slowing considerably from the 8.9% figure recorded in Q210. Notable, private consumption and investment growth came in relatively... 2010-11-26

Malaysia has concluded its talks with India in sealing a free trade agreement (FTA) that will take effect in July 2011. It has been reported that the FTA may lead to an increase in... 2010-10-28