Malaysia, India top Asia's forecasts for faster economic recovery 2022
Economic activity in Malaysia and India next year is expected to recover faster than previously forecast, although these two countries have been among those hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic in recent months.
Hanoi (VNA) - Economic activity in Malaysia and Indianext year is expected to recover faster than previously forecast, althoughthese two countries have been among those hardest hit by the COVID-19pandemic in recent months.
Survey results showed that Malaysia's economic growth outlook isrevised up the most in the region, with 0.85 percent, to an expected growthrate of 5.65 percent next year. India was a close second, with its economyexpected to grow 6.7 percent, 80 basis points faster than previously seen.
Economists have raised their growth projections for most Asiancountries, except Thailand and New Zealand, which saw their outlooks slashedby at least 20 basis points, while Indonesia’s outlook was little changed.
Malaysia, which posted one of the world’s highest daily new infectionrates over the past month and underwent a leadership change, doesn’t face anyimmediate economic risks.
Improved domestic demand and increased exports supported the economicactivity and GDP of the country in the second quarter of 2021 increased by16.1 percent.
Strong demand is keeping India on track to achieving the world’sfastest growth in the year to March, with new weekly infections dropping tothe lowest in more than six months as of September 19.
The country’s economic losses have been limited so far, and it willbe boosted by factors such as better-adapted firms, stable financialconditions and robust global growth spillovers, said Madhavi Arora, leadeconomist at Emkay Global Financial Services Ltd./.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) on September 14 announced a project to link their respective fast payment systems to facilitate cross-border money transfer with low cost.
The Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE) estimated the sales of Malaysian-made products and services at the 18th China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO) to reel in 572 million RM (143 million USD).
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Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto and EAEU Trade Minister Andrey Slepnev jointly declared the conclusion of FTA talks on the sidelines of the 28th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF 2025), according to the statement.
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Pichai said the trade talks with the US are important and need to move forward professionally, without regard for any political changes in Thailand, believing that Thailand has clear principles, guidelines and procedures in place.
The tax adjustment supports the Malaysian Government’s strategy to reduce reliance on foreign food supply chains and to assist domestic farmers, a finance official has said.
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Two naval gunboats intercepted a fishing vessel carrying 1.5 tonnes of methamphetamine hydrochloride off the coast of the main island of Luzon just before dawn, in a joint operation with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency.
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Thai Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Commerce Vuttikrai Leewiraphan Thailand's formal proposal will be substantial enough for the US to consider further detailed negotiations. He hoped for a tariff rate not exceeding 10% and suggested that the US might extend the negotiation period if an agreement is not reached by the July 8 deadline.
Organised by the Ministry of Culture and the Association of Thai Silk & Culture Promotions, the event honors Her Majesty the Queen on her 47th birthday anniversary and promotes Thai craftsmanship on an international stage.
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The lab focuses on four key thematic areas: energy transition and green innovation, sustainable agriculture, circular economy and sustainable cities, and nature-based solutions and biodiversity.
The key content of the document titled "Accelerating Innovative Strategies: Addressing the OOSCY Challenges" will be refined further in a seminar preceding the 47th ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur this October.
This follows Telegram’s serious failure to address the content that has been repeatedly reported to them, despite various efforts of negotiation and cooperation made by MCMC, it said.
In Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Photo: Xinhua) 
