Malaysian developers possess potential to invent unique apps
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian mobile application (app) developers have the talent and potential to design applications that may not only help…
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August motor vehicle sales rise to 51,125 units
KUALA LUMPUR: Positive consumer sentiment drove vehicle sales higher to 51,125 units in August against 51,106 units sold in same…
G20 grapples with growth targets as eurozone drags
CAIRNS: Finance ministers from G20 nations meet in Cairns this weekend as they grapple with how to achieve a lift…
US stocks hit record as Fed holds to easy-money policy
WASHINGTON: The Federal Reserve stuck to its slow-but-steady plans to tighten monetary policy Wednesday, disappointing so-called inflation hawks but sending…
EBRD bank slashes outlook for Russian economy
LONDON: Russia’s economy will contract next year as a result of the crisis with Ukraine, the EBRD development bank forecast…
Indonesia ‘optimistic’ on seven per cent growth by 2017
HONG KONG: Indonesia’s finance minister said Thursday he was ‘optimistic’ the country could achieve seven per cent growth by 2017…
New Zealand voters ride ‘rock star’ economy
WELLINGTON: With New Zealand’s economy finally humming after successive shocks from the global financial crisis and a devastating 2011 earthquake,…
Economy grows strong despite fiscal drag
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian economy (‘A3’ positive outlook) posted strong growth in the first half of 2014, buoyed by private…