AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoAI Job Shock Warning: More than 200 economists and AI researchers, including 16 Nobel laureates, say AI could transform the economy faster than the Industrial Revolution, with governments needing to build guardrails now as job displacement risks rise. Malaysia Economic Resilience: Malaysia’s economy minister stays bullish on 4–5% growth in 2026, citing stronger Q1 performance, a trade surplus, and steady inflation. Aging-Nation Planning: Malaysia outlines a long-term push for social protection, sustainable healthcare, fiscal reforms, and a “silver economy” to manage the shift to an aged society. Manufacturing Cost Pressure: PM Anwar orders MITI and the economy ministry to engage manufacturers hit by the global supply crunch, spotlighting plastics that feed packaging, E&E, autos and medical devices. Energy & Food Security: Malaysia says rice supplies can cover six months and white rice prices will be held at RM2.60/kg; it also says fuel supply is stable despite Hormuz shipping worries. Corporate Moves: Route Mobile plans to buy Heltar’s AI omnichannel customer engagement business; Milux proposes buying Movon for RM150m; Kim Teck Cheong will invest RM30m in a Gardenia plant in Sarawak creating 500 jobs. Markets: London stocks were flat as US-Iran uncertainty capped gains, while oil jumped on Hormuz-related tensions. Small Business Compliance: UK research finds 1 in 2 small businesses still unprepared for the Making Tax Digital income tax deadline.
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