Rivalry in Malaysia's crowded telecommunications sector is expected to become more heated in 2011 as wireless service providers roll out widely anticipated fourth-generation (4G) mobile broadband technology.
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Economic update | MALAYSIA: Competing standards
4 Aug 2010
Malaysia’s information and communications technology (ICT) sector appears to be one of the big winners in the state’s latest five-year development plan. The government is preparing to roll out new investments in the industry and looking to the private sector to make greater use of ICT as part of a programme aimed at radically overhauling the country’s economy.
Economic update | Malaysia: Manufacturing in focus
22 Jul 2010
Malaysia is looking to boost investment in the manufacturing sector as it seeks to further broaden the base of its economy and entrench its position as one of the major industrial powers in the region. In line with this, however, it will first need to enhance its competitiveness to attract additional foreign capital.
Today [June 10] sees a key moment in Malaysian economic policy, as Prime Minister Dato' Sri Mohd Najib bin Tun Abdul Razak presents the 10th Malaysia Plan (10MP) to Parliament. The 10MP is the economic blueprint that will set the tone for the whole country’s development over the next five years.
Economic update | Lining Up Retailing
22 Jul 2010
With Malaysia’s economy posting near-record growth in the first quarter and even thoughts of recession a thing of the past, many Malaysian retailers can look forward to a surge in sales.
Economic update | Powering Forward
22 Jul 2010
Malaysia is planning to broaden the mix of its energy sources in an effort to utilise alternative power generation processes to propel economic growth, with nuclear energy being promoted as one of the preferred solutions to the country's dependence on hydrocarbons.