Browsing: Malaysia

As the 2026 IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings draw closer, Malaysia’s next engines of growth are already taking shape. Five decades of industrial development have made the country a major player in semiconductors, energy, and palm oil. More recently, billions of dollars have flowed into data centers, artificial intelligence (AI), and advanced manufacturing. With approximately $380…

Malaysia has spent years laying the foundations for a modern industrial economy. Budget 2027 should now focus on a different challenge: lifting productivity across the economy.

Debia Malaysia meets Bank Negara Malaysia requirements for commencement, marking the Group’s next step in building a Southeast Asian payment ecosystem

SEPTEMBER 25 — Imagine a Malaysian shopper opening Pinduoduo and seeing an item sold directly from China for only RM1. Shipping may even be free, and payment takes only seconds. The product can then travel thousands of kilometres and arrive at the buyer’s doorstep without the consumer ever dealing with a Malaysian importer, distributor or…

Sept 25 — The MADANI government is finalising follow-up measures to address the concerns of local micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) affected by competition from foreign e-commerce platforms, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim

Sept 22 — Wage compression is hindering working Malaysians from receiving proper compensation despite the narrowing wage gap between low- and semi-skilled workers in Malaysia, Economy Minister Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir said today

Sept 19 — The government aims to finalise the drafting of a new e-commerce Bill this year, said Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Minister Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 7): Malaysia and Thailand are poised to lead a surge in demand for liquefied natural gas in Southeast Asia, driven by an influx of hyperscale data centres amid steady drops in domestic gas output, according to energy research analytics and consultancy firm, Wood Mackenzie.

Sept 4 — Malaysia has proposed a stronger two-way cross-border e-commerce partnership with China to enable more high-quality local products to penetrate the vast Chinese market

Whenever Malaysian businesses struggle to fill vacancies, the diagnosis is often immediate: we do not have enough workers.