Euro-Asia Economic Forum highlights cooperation, development

STORY: Euro-Asia Economic Forum highlights cooperation, development DATELINE: Sept. 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:23 LOCATION: XI'AN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of 2023 Euro-Asia Economic Forum 2. SOUNDBITE (English): FARHAN TALIB, Member of Executive Committee, RGM - China & Singapore, Habib Bank Limited 3. various of 2023 Euro-Asia Economic Forum STORYLINE: The 2023 Euro-Asia Economic Forum opened in Xi'an, China, on Friday, with the theme of creating opportunities for cooperation and pursuing future development. Politicians, businesspeople and scholars from 51 countries and regions are attending the three-day forum. This year's edition features 13 parallel sessions on topics including policy coordination, financial cooperation, and economic and trade exchanges. An economic and trade expo also opened on the sidelines of the forum. SOUNDBITE (English): FARHAN TALIB, Member of Executive Committee, RGM - China & Singapore, Habib Bank Limited "From our bank perspective, it allows us to increas

Malaysia's retail industry sees 13.8 pct growth in Q1

STORY: Malaysia's retail industry sees 13.8 pct growth in Q1 DATELINE: June 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:47 LOCATION: Kuala Lumpur CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Malaysia's national flag and crowds in front of shopping malls 2. various of customers shopping in store 3. various of customers shopping at a bazaar 4. various of customers shopping at a supermarket STORYLINE: Malaysia's retail industry recorded a better-than-expected growth rate of 13.8 percent in retail sales in the first quarter of 2023, as compared to the same period in 2022, Retail Group Malaysia (RGM) said on Tuesday. The RGM has also revised Malaysia's annual retail industry growth rate for 2023 upwards from 4 percent to 4.8 percent due to the retail result during the first quarter of this year. In its report, the RGM said this latest quarterly result was 50 percent higher than the estimate made by members of Malaysia Retailers Association (MRA) and Malaysia Retail Chain Association (MRCA) at 9.2 percent in March. According to the