Budget 2025: Any minimum wage increase unlikely to exert significant inflationary pressure - Economist
Key factors in determining the minimum wage include the poverty line income, productivity growth, and the consumer price index.
Thu Oct 17 2024
[COLUMNIST] Monopoly, monopsony, civil servants’ wage hikes, inflationary pressures & pensions reforms
In the context of Malaysia, there's very little evidence of a surge in demand-pull inflation based on available data.
Fri May 17 2024
Malaysia's inflationary pressure to remain stable with the receding global commodity prices: MIDF
MIDF Research said Malaysia's palm oil price has been trending downward below RM4,000 per tonne mark since early July 2022.
Tue Jul 19 2022
[COLUMNIST] A thorough revision is required to reflect the actual inflation rate
The tension between the CPI and real-world inflationary pressures needs to be addressed and resolved.
Thu Jun 30 2022
Minimum wage policy should be done in an orderly manner - BNM Governor
Minimum wage policy should be done in an orderly manner to ensure that the move will support economic growth while not adding inflationary pressure to the country.
Wed Mar 30 2022
Malaysia's current inflationary pressures, price hikes temporary - IDEAS
IDEAS believes that the inflationary pressures and price hikes that Malaysia is currently facing are temporary and can be effectively controlled through proper monetary and fiscal policies.
Wed Feb 16 2022
The poor's conundrum
Bank Negara maintained its stance on interest rate but cautioned about the creeping inflationary pressure. What does it mean to the poor?
Fri Nov 08 2013
BAT announces 3 percent hike in cigarettes prices
British American Tobacco Malaysia said the price hike was due to inflationary pressures, labour and input costs, as well as illicit trade which has impacted sales of legal cigarettes.
Sun Jun 02 2013