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PUTRAJAYA, Aug 7 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian economy remains resilient by recording encouraging growth despite facing global economic uncertainty and geopolitical conflicts, said Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan.
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PUTRAJAYA, Aug 7 (Bernama) -- The government will continue to strengthen the wealth of bumiputera households, particularly among the B40 and M40 income groups, through efforts to increase savings and investment opportunities, as well as skill development to raise incomes.
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PUTRAJAYA, Aug 7 (Bernama) -- Malaysia does not need to create new investment funds but rather focus on strengthening ties between existing financing ecosystems to help local companies grow, said Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 7 (Bernama) -- The Government-Linked Enterprises Activation and Reform Programme (GEAR-uP), which is entering its third year, saw government-linked investment companies (GLICs) allocating and deploying RM 20.3 billion domestically.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 6 (Bernama) -- Malaysia offers one of the region's strongest business environments, underpinned by a sound fiscal framework, making it an attractive investment destination for foreign investors, according to BMI, a Fitch Solutions company.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 6 (Bernama) – Malaysia’s economic growth for the second quarter of 2026 (2Q 2026) “should be okay”, Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan said ahead of the official 2Q gross domestic product (GDP) announcement on Aug 14.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 6 (Bernama) -- The government’s role is to maintain a credible policy and fiscal framework while using public capital to unlock markets, enabling private capital to play a larger role in driving investment, Minister of Finance II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan said.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 4 (Bernama) -- Malaysia needs more companies capable of progressing from promising enterprises into national champions and eventually regional leaders, said Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 4 (Bernama) -- The Inland Revenue Board (IRB) has raised RM4.4 billion in additional tax assessments as of June 30, said its chief executive officer Datuk Dr Abu Tariq Jamaluddin.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 4 (Bernama) --The global tax system must evolve in step with the economic landscape that is increasingly shifting toward digitalisation, according to Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 3 (Bernama) -- More than 14.2 million out of 16.7 million people who are eligible for the BUDI MADANI RON95 (BUDI95) subsidy have benefitted from the programme, involving the consumption of more than 13.4 billion litres of RON95 fuel, said Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan.
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PUTRAJAYA, July 24 (Bernama) -- Strong investor demand drove a 4.7 times oversubscription for Malaysia’s US$1.5 billion Global Sukuk issuance, which was priced at a record-low spread, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) said.