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Dr. Mohd Afzanizam says Budget 2025, set for tabling today, is key, with traders likely focusing on next years fiscal deficit targets.

The government is confident of achieving its deficit target of 6.5 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) for this year, said Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.

Zakiah said the RM150 billion PEMULIH involves an additional direct fiscal injection of RM10 billion.

The government has revised the deficit target to six per cent from 5.4 per cent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for 2021, having factored in continuing measures from 2020 economic stimulus packages.

The government remains committed to maintaining the fiscal deficit target at 5.4 per cent of the GDP.

Malaysia is on track to achieve its projected fiscal deficit of 3.0 per cent this year, said Treasury Secretary-General, Tan Sri Mohd Irwan Serigar Abdullah.

Fitch Ratings said Malaysia's 2016 budget shortfall could exceed Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak's estimate of 3.1 per cent of GDP due to falling commodities.

The government remains confident of achieving its fiscal deficit target of 3.5 per cent of GDP following the removal of fuel subsidies.

The government is on track to meet its fiscal deficit targets armed with its subsidy rationalisation programme and the Goods and Services Tax (GST) implementation, economists said.

The government is on track to meet its fiscal deficit targets which included reducing the deficit to 3.5% by year-end and 3% by end-2015.

Moves by Trump and his appointees to eliminate existing rules will be met with legal challenges, as many progressive groups and Democratic officials have made clear.

Consultations on PTPTN loans and admission to IPTA are among services provided at the Higher Education Ministry booth.

Almost 200 residents from 60 homes in Kampung Tanjung Kala have ended up stuck when their 200-metre (m) long concrete bridge flooded.

The draft finance deal criticised by both developed and developing nations.

This was following the discovery of a suspected prohibited item in luggage.

Kelantan has reminded the public in the state to refrain from outdoor activities with the arrival of the Northeast Monsoon season.

Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern was given a global leadership award by the United Nations Foundation.

The decision of the ICC to issue arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant is apt, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

KTMB will provide two additional ETS trains for the KL Sentral-Padang Besar route and return trips in conjunction with the holidays.

Malaysia's international reserves rose to US$118.0 billion as at Nov 15, 2024, up from US$117.6 billion on Oct 30, 2024.