Malaysia’s current accounts surplus hits nine-year high to RM62.1 bln

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia posted a current account surplus of RM62.1 billion in 2020, the highest in nine years, steered by a favourable performance of the goods account, and narrower deficit in primary income and secondary income, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM). For the final quarter of 2020, the country’s current account continued a […]

Higher trade surplus of RM10.4 bln in May

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s trade surplus grew 14.7 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) to RM10.41 billion last month, the highest monthly trade surplus recorded for May since May 2008. It also marked the fourth time that the country achieved a trade surplus above RM10 billion this year, International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali […]