solid demand for its brands. Food commodity prices have been increasing since last year, which has

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PETALING JAYA: Nestle( M) Bhd recorded a resilient performance for the financial year ended Dec 31, 2021( FY21) with net profit coming in 3.1% higher at RM569. 8mil from RM552. 71mil in FY20.In a statement yesterday, the group said revenue rose 5.9% to RM5. 7bil, driven by growth in its core food and beverage( FB) business in both domestic and export markets. For the fourth quarter( Q4) of FY21, net profit came in lower at RM112. 1mil, from RM132. 5mil posted in the same period a year ago, while

PETALING JAYA: Building support services provider, KJTS Group Bhd, is looking at double-digit

.... And veteran members of the Congressional Black Caucus( CBC) threw their support to the ultimate

The median forecast in a Bloomberg survey of economists was for a 1% increase. Together, net exports and inventories subtracted about 4 percentage points from headline growth.... Nonetheless, Fed officials need to balance that policy tightening with risks associated with building price pressures. Critics of President Joe Biden, whose poll numbers have sunk, may also seize on the GDP figures to indicate his policies aren’t working.... So in general, there isn’t any evident impact on inflation,

KUALA LUMPUR: Public Bank Bhd’s strong balance sheet and solid asset quality will provide a

CHINA’S FIRST tropical spaceport, Wenchang, is proof of national swagger.... During the cold war, China launched rockets from the Gobi desert and other desolate inland spots, for fear of enemy attack.... This close to the equator, on the southern island of Hainan, the Earth’s rotation gives a boost to every launch....

MANILA: Growth in Asia will remain robust till next year, as most countries in the region ease into a post-pandemic recovery despite headwinds coming from the war in Ukraine, according to the Asian Development Bank( ADB).In its annual outlook, the Manila-based ADB said gross domestic product across Asia would settle at 5.2% this year and 5.3% next year after last year’s 6.9%.“ Increased immunity and the less severe health impacts of the Omicron variant are allowing economies to stay open and per

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