Pound British catat kenaikan selepas Liz Truss umum letak jawatan PM

ANKARA: Pound Britain mencatat kenaikan berbanding dolar AS selepas peletakan jawatan Liz Truss sebagai perdana menteri pada Khamis, lapor Agensi Anadolu.

Sterling didagangkan melebihi AS$1.125 pada sebelah petang selepas mencecah AS$1.13 pada awal sesi.

Perletakan jawatan Truss susulan belanjawan mini yang dibentangkan kerajaannya serta idea beliau mencetuskan pergolakkan dalam pasaran kewangan dan ekonomi, beberapa siri peletakan jawatan lain dan pemecatan dalam kerajaannya, serta isu disiplin dan perpaduan dalam Parti Konservatif.

Truss merupakan perdana menteri paling singkat pernah berkhidmat dalam sejarah Britain dengan hanya 44 hari memegang jawatan.

Nilai pound Britain susut hampir 17 peratus berbanding dolar AS sejak awal tahun ini, ketika negara itu berhadapan dengan inflasi yang melonjak dan bil tenaga yang tinggi.

Menurut data terkini, kadar inflasi tahunan rakyat di Britain meningkat kepada 10.1 peratus pada September.

Bank of England menaikkan kadar asasnya sebanyak 50 mata asas kepada 2.25 peratus daripada 1.75 peratus - iaitu kenaikan ketujuh berturut-turut oleh bank pusat itu.

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Niaga SPOTLIGHT: Costing The Silent Threat of Obesity

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Malaysia are a growing burden on the health system, with a number of associated health issues and economic costs.

The annual cost of healthcare for NCDs is estimated to be over RM 9.65 billion. Meanwhile, the cost of disability and loss of healthy life years is estimated to be around RM 100.79 billion. Absenteeism due to NCDs is estimated to cost the Malaysian economy RM 2.6 billion annually.

From the common NCDs, obesity is one of THE most significant health threats, with nearly 20% of the Malaysian population currently classified as obese.

Additionally, more than half of all adults (54%) are overweight or obese. According to the World Obesity Atlas, this figure could rise to 41% in Malaysia by 2035, if preventive action is not taken.

Niaga Spotlight focuses on immediate strategies to address this growing silent threat of Obesity, which also burdens the national healthcare system as well as national productivity levels with significant impacts and costs.