Plans launched to ease Malaysia’s financial burden
The changes in Malaysia's insolvency laws comes as the government attempts to modernise the nation’s ‘colonial era’ laws and prevent people from being stuck in debt.
The changes in Malaysia's insolvency laws comes as the government attempts to modernise the nation’s ‘colonial era’ laws and prevent people from being stuck in debt.
To bolster its responsiveness to fears of oncoming recession and other geopolitical risks, the nation said it has decided to speed up its spending scheme.
Although commodity prices have retreated from record levels, Moody’s expects supply additions to be limited, while demand will remain strong during winter.
He also stressed that the majority of households will not feel the impact of the tax hike for at least five years.
Retail inflation has now been above the Reserve Bank of India’s tolerance band for the eighth consecutive month.
The markups come as raw milk prices are set to be hiked in November 2022, with rivals possibly following suit.
The government hopes this will lessen the impact of rising energy prices.
The average price of gimbap, a budget-friendly meal, surged 2.6 percent to surpass the 3,000 won ($2.2) mark as of August compared to a month earlier.
With the lingering impact of price increases, they will emphasise energy and food products as a key area for countermeasures.
The Malaysian Meteorological Department forecast that the rainy season would continue for the next few months.