October 2021

Posted Date: October 27, 2021 On August 31, 2021, the government unveiled its maiden Pre-Budget Statement (PBS) aimed at offering greater fiscal formulation transparency. In the document, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) noted that Budget 2022 would comprise the following themes: i) protecting lives and driving the recovery of livelihoods; ii) rebuilding economic resilience; and …

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Posted Date: October 12, 2021 After a year of delay, the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP) was finally unveiled by the Prime Minister on September 27, 2021. The 532-page official document starts by taking stock of the Vision 2020 and 11MP achievements but falls short of weighing the rationale and costs of unmet targets. The lack …

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Posted Date: October 5, 2021 MARC has recently been awarded the Best Islamic Rating Agency of the Year 2021 at the 11th Global Islamic Finance Awards (GIFA). This is the sixth time in a row since 2016 that MARC has won this accolade, the most prestigious award for Islamic rating services. This repeated achievement shows …

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Posted Date: October 4, 2021 Foreign investors resumed their net buying activities in August after being net sellers in the previous two months. Foreign inflows into the local bond market in August amounted to RM6.6 billion, offsetting the outflows that occurred in June and July which amounted to RM4.1 billion. Foreign holdings amounted to RM250.4 …

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