Industrial output up 1.5%

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s Industrial Production Index (IPI) grew 1.5% in February 2021 compared with a year ago underpinned by growth in the manufacturing index.

The Week Ahead - Jobless rate, inflation data, monetary policy, China data,

THIS week will see the release of industrial production index (IPI) figures for February and the manufacturing sales value. Unemployment rate data is also due on Thursday.

The Week Ahead - IPI, Top Glove, Japan GDP, China trade, US inflation

Higher manufacturing sales in December

KUALA LUMPUR: Transport equipment and electrical and electronic (E&E) products drove Malaysia’s manufacturing sales higher by 4.5% to RM124.60bil in December.

Apple car reports fuel speculation of South Korea or Japan carmaker deal

Speculation that Apple Inc is seeking a partner to develop its own electric vehicle swept through South Korea and Japan, where shares of major car companies climbed on reports of discussions with the maker of the iPhone.

MIER: Robust recovery in Q4 business sentiment

Stimulus packages having impact on the country

Canadian manufacturing sales down

OTTAWA, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Canadian manufacturing sales fell for the first time in three months, down 0.6 percent to 53.7 billion Canadian dollars in November 2020, according to Statistics Canada on Tuesday.

AmBank pioneers IR4.0 initiative for SMEs

THE Covid-19 pandemic and the subsequent MCOs rendered many manufacturers inoperable, resulting in a staggered closure in their business.

Canada's manufacturing sales continuing up

OTTAWA, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- Canada's manufacturing sales increased 0.3 percent to 54.1 billion Canadian dollars in October, following a 2.2 percent rise in September, according to Statistics Canada on Tuesday.

Clothing the world during testing times

BEIJING (China Daily/ANN): When the economic effects of Covid-19 started to take a toll on China's textile and garment sectors, most of the players took a painful hit, but not Profits Fund Global Holding Ltd.