Khazanah plans asset sales to cut debt to RM35b — Azmin

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 7): Economic Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali said today Khazanah Nasional Bhd is identifying assets for sale as Malaysia's sovereign wealth fund aims to reduce its debt to between RM35 billion and RM40 billion as soon as possible.

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Short-term pains seen on road to SPV 2030

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 7): If executed efficiently, Malaysia’s new economic development narrative Shared Prosperity Vision 2030 (SPV 2030) will be timely as it would rejuvenate economic growth at a time when growth momentum is slowing.

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GST U-turn unnecessary, but SST can be improved

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 4): The prime minister’s statement yesterday that the government will study if there is a need to reintroduce the scrapped goods and services tax (GST) — the removal of which was one of Pakatan Harapan’s key pledges in the 14th general election (GE14) — is unlikely to gain traction among the rakyat.

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