Global South and global growth: Here's what leaders are saying
There is growing cooperation among peer economies, and the Global South is finding a 'louder voice', experts say.
Sat Jun 29 2024
Cancer care is more than survival
Addressing not just the medical but the broader aspects of cancer care can benefit patients, communities and economies.
Sat Feb 10 2024
Vietnam 2023 economic growth slows to 5.05%, missing government target
Though this year's growth is below a government target of 6.5%, it is still a positive result, putting Vietnam in the group of the fastest growing economies in the region and in the world.
Fri Dec 29 2023
PM speaks on Gaza at APEC Leaders meet, stuns member economies
Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim voiced out about the bloodbath that is happening in Gaza Strip amid Israel's relentless air and ground attack.
Fri Nov 17 2023
How clouds protect coral reefs, but will not be enough to save them from us
Coral reefs provide food and livelihoods and protect coastlines from storms, contribute to local economies and preserve cultural heritage.
Sat Oct 14 2023
Report: World economy to grow by 3.1 pct annually in the remaining 12MP period
The Economy Ministry said the emerging markets and developing economies' GDP would expand by 4.0 pct during the period.
Mon Sep 11 2023
Malaysia aims to be among top 30 largest economies within 10 years - PM
The main focus is on economic restructuring towards making Malaysia an economic leader in Asia, PM Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said.
Thu Jul 27 2023
It's time to move beyond the welfare state to the wellbeing state
To work out how to best integrate wellbeing initiatives into public policy, the question of what is wellbeing first needs to be settled.
Sun Jun 11 2023
Pent-up demand promises record tourist season for southern Europe
Tourism is back with a vengeance to boost the economies of southern Europe as sun-seekers make up for lost time.
Sat May 20 2023
Explainer: Why is Britain joining a trans-Pacific trade pact?
Here are some details of the agreement as Britain seeks post-Brexit trade wins in geographically distant but faster growing economies.
Fri Mar 31 2023
APEC: Malaysia encourages set up of collaborative platform to address financial needs of MSMEs
Mohd Zuki said MSMEs, the backbone of most APEC economies, representing an estimated 95 pct of global businesses, is the region's growth engine.
Sat Nov 19 2022
Creative skills will be crucial to the future of work
'Creativity' has been identified by the World Economic Forum, the IMF and global business analysts as the key to our future economies.
Mon Sep 05 2022
Closing the gender gap for women could help economies out of crisis
The World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Report 2022 benchmarks the evolution of gender-based gaps in four areas.
Sat Jul 16 2022
Ukraine: End war, lift sanctions
In spite of what sanctions and the war have done to families and economies thousands of kilometres away from the scene of the conflict, there are elements on both sides who want the war to go on.
Wed Jul 13 2022
IPEF: New paradigm of 21st century to ensure fairer growth, inclusivity and shared prosperity
Malaysia has called for a new paradigm of the 21st century in rewriting the rules to ensure faster and fairer growth for economies in the region, as well as foster inclusivity and shared prosperity.
Sun Jun 12 2022