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Malaysia’s economic growth in the past 10 years has been fuelled by consumer and government spending. This Special Report explains why it is now crucial for the country to switch the engine of growth to more efficient, private sector-led investment into

Without swift and decisive global leadership, Covid-19 could well be one of the worst global health crises in human history while scuppering attempts to avert a global depression.

The outbreak is plunging the world economy into its worst downturn since the global financial crisis more than a decade ago, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development warned on Monday.

SINGAPORE (Nov 11): A quick scan of the headlines shows continued pessimism about the world economy. Respected international organisations such as the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have downgraded their forecasts for global growth a

SINGAPORE (July 1): Growth is decelerating in Europe, the US, China, Japan and other leading economies, as the International Monetary Fund and World Bank recently highlighted by revising their global forecasts for this year substantially downward. At the

SINGAPORE (July 1): Growth is decelerating in Europe, the US, China, Japan and other leading economies, as the International Monetary Fund and World Bank recently highlighted by revising their global forecasts for this year substantially downward. At the

SINGAPORE (Apr 15): New World Bank president David Malpass said on April 9 that he will not alter the lender’s commitment to fight climate change, but pledged to step up its anti-poverty mission and to evolve the bank’s relationship with China.

(Nov 1): China is closing the gap with its chief economic rival the US as a hassle-free place to do business.

(Oct 1): The World Trade Organization, International Monetary Fund and World Bank issued an emergency call to reform the multilateral trading system as the US retreats from prior agreements.

SINGAPORE (July 6): In the words of Nouriel Roubini, everybody loses in a trade war.