Business sentiment of Japanese firms to improve next year

FILE PHOTO: People walk in Shibuya shopping area, during a state of emergency amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Tokyo, Japan August 29, 2021. REUTERS/Androniki Christodoulou

KUALA LUMPUR: Business sentiment among Japanese companies in Malaysia is forecast to improve in the first half (H1) of 2022 based on a survey by the Japanese Chamber of Trade and Industry Malaysia (Jactim).

According to the survey, which is conducted bi-annually, the business sentiment diffusion index is projected to improve to 3.1 points after being in the negative territory since H2’2018.