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The Special Task Force on Jihad against Inflation was set up on June 29 and chaired by Communications and Multimedia Minister Tan Sri Annuar Musa. - Bernama Photo

Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Mohd Shahar Abdullah. - Bernama Photo

Some of the protestors holding placards at the #Turun protest in Kuala Lumpur.

Some pharmacists have complained over the shortage of fever and flu medicines- Photo from 123

Hajiji meeting with Mohd Shafie before the Sabah Assembly started in the Sabah Assembly hall, Kota Kinabalu.

At 9am, the local currency edged up to 4.4350/4390 versus the greenback from Wednesday's close of 4.4360/4385.

People offer flowers to late former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe at Zojoji Temple in Tokyo on July 11, 2022. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP)

BNM is expected to increase the Overnight Policy Rate OPR by another 25 basis points this year, likely in the next Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting on Sept 8, said OCBC Bank.

The global agency projected that government deficit at 5 per cent of GDP, down from an estimated 10.2 per cent of GDP in 2021. "State and local governments continue to perform well, and could result in an even lower general government outturn."

A pedestrian walks past an electronic board displaying the Nikkei 225 index and share prices on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on Nov 4, 2020. (Photo by Behrouz MEHRI / AFP)