Malaysia economy

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The project is intended to bring together Malaysia's land and labor with Singaporean finance and investment.

The project offers an opportunity to enhance the strategic partnership between Singapore and Malaysia, at a time when bilateral ties are on a solid footing.

Whatever momentum there once was for getting the state out of the economy has seemingly stalled.

Anwar Ibrahim says that his country's "neutrality and openness for partnership" make it a "natural hub" for high-tech manufacturing.

The country continues to make attempts to reduce its heavy reliance on petroleum-related revenues.

The lawyer-turned-businessman was a key economic powerbroker under former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad.

The contrast between the two state-owned oil firms reveals interesting differences in the political economies of Malaysia and Indonesia.

As it expands, the grouping has become increasingly incapable of articulating a coherent political, security, or economic vision.

Malaysia and Indonesia are both beginning to reduce long-standing subsidies that have kept fuel prices well below market rates.

The government could face a political backlash over its plans to remove blanket fuel subsidies, which it claims are straining the national budget.

The Commonwealth Games Federation is frantically seeking replacements for the Australian state of Victoria, which pulled out of hosting last year due to spiraling costs.

The performance of two major Malaysian funds demonstrates both the strength and weakness of forced savings policies.

The country is on track to becoming the fifth nation, and the third in Southeast Asia, to sign a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement with Abu Dhabi.

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The budget sends a clear message: that Malaysia is looking to pivot away from oil and gas as a major source of state revenue.

The move comes after a turbulent year for Anwar Ibrahim and his unity government.

The group, which is majority owned by a pension fund for the Malaysian Armed Forces, has been sustaining heavy losses for years.

As with similar recent restrictions in Indonesia, the goal is to stimulate the development of a domestic processing industry.

Anwar Ibrahim's government has announced an ambitious transition plan, but it will take some effort to wean the country off fossil fuels.

Tesla sees some Southeast Asian countries as promising markets for its electric vehicles, and others as possible sites for producing them.

Malaysia's state-owned energy giant has benefited from the global spike in oil and gas prices, but its long-term future is less certain.