Economic outlook
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a negative impact on global activity, also causing a contraction on Malaysia's GDP of 17.1% for the second quarter of 2020. Nonetheless, Malaysia's manufacturing, domestic tourism, agriculture and retail sectors have gradually recovered. This repository also considers economic opportunities and business responses.
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Kisah: Highlights of Arts Survey
As part of our Kisah project documenting Malaysia’s response to COVID-19, the UNDP Accelerator...
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Malaysia perlu teroka kontrak sosial baharu, hentikan kitaran kemiskinan
Wakil Residen UNDP di Malaysia, Singapura dan Brunei, Niloy Banerjee berkata Malaysia perlu meneroka...
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Covid in Malaysia drives thousands of Thai’s home
"About 19,000 Thai workers in Malaysia have returned home due to the economic impacts...
Cost Of COVID-19 Tests For Migrant Workers Burdening Employers
"As COVID-19 cases in the country continue to reach all-time highs, the pressure is...
COVID-19: Workers in Malaysia’s Informal Sectors Still Struggling
"Malaysia's GDP figures released on Feb 11, 2021. They gave a sense of how...
Smart city initiatives
A paper from Malaysia's Federal Town And Country Planning Department on Smart City Initiatives:...
