Inflationary pressures remain on challenges


 CLICK TO ENLARGECLICK TO ENLARGEPETALING JAYA: While inflationary pressures seem to have eased based on the latest consumer price index (CPI) figures, economists are not discounting the fact that headline inflation may pick up in the coming quarters.

Speaking with StarBiz, AmBank Research Group chief economist and member of the Economic Action Council Secretariat Anthony Dass attributed the uptick in inflation to external and domestic headwinds.

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