Economy

KUALA LUMPUR – Lim Guan Eng of the DAP has warned the government to expect more downgrades in Malaysia’s sovereign credit rating in the future if it does not agree that the country is in the midst of an economic and political crisis. Fitch Ratings’ latest revision of Malaysia’s sovereign credit rating was motivated primarily by the negative effect of …

It is an excellent time to look back and take stock of the obstacles we have faced and the lessons we can take away from them as the year steadily creeps towards its end. The COVID-19 pandemic has posed many of the greatest problems facing Filipinos this year. COVID-19 had political, social and economic implications as well not just a …

Here’s Edhy Prabowo, Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries shared that planting a coral or coral reef is equal to planting 20 trees and will help efforts to boost the economy in the coastal areas of the country. He agrees that the conservation of coral or sea reefs could be useful in efforts to boost the coastal economies and is …

Indonesian President Joko Widodo called on G20 leaders to help low- and middle-income countries trying to rebound from the coronavirus pandemic as they electronically convened at the 2020 Riyadh Summit this weekend through a virtual conference. The President shared that without the support of the bloc and cooperation with the low- and middle-income countries, it will take longer to rebound …

Indonesia will play an important role in the economic integration of the Asia Pacific region and promote regional economic recovery by openness to investment and advanced industries. As ASEAN’s largest economy with strong growth prospects in the long term, Indonesia will become the base of global economic growth. The strategic role of Indonesia and its openness to foreign investment will …

KUALA LUMPUR – According to Trade Minister Azmin Ali, Malaysia’s economic rebound will likely be more U-shaped than V, dampened by renewed restrictions in the wake of a revival of coronavirus infections.In an interview with Bloomberg TV, the government tries to root out the virus without damaging industries by bringing back a national lockout, Datuk Seri Azmin said Still, he …

The Philippine economy shrank more than what was expected annually in the third quarter due to the COVID-19 pandemic, based on the official data showed last Tuesday. This fallout eased after the government gradually lifted coronavirus restrictions. The country’s economy fell into its first recession in nearly 30 years in the April-June period, when the Philippines imposed one of the …

KUALA LUMPUR – The Budget 2021 tabled last week did not sidelined Sarawak, rather helped the state to become developed by year 2030. According to Datuk Seri Rohani Abdul Karim (GPS-Batang Lupar), The state were able to received a large portion of indirect allocation announced by Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz. Part of the allocation being …

For President Joko Widodo (Jokowi), the Job Creation Law would usher in systemic reform of MSMEs to streamline the way their enterprises are managed. The government emphasized that they continued to pursue structural reforms over the past six years to improve the ease of doing business for MSMEs, including through the Job Creation Law. The president remarked that the Job …

In the quarter II-2020, Indonesia’s economic growth contracted or -5.32% compared to the previous quarter II-2019 (year on year). Meanwhile, the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reports quarterly or from the first quarter of 2020 to the second quarter of 2020, Indonesia’s economy contracted -4.19% (QtQ). Although Indonesia’s economic growth is experiencing a minus, according to Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati, …