Increased challenges to labour market outlook seen

While the labour market remained in good shape in the fourth quarter of financial year 2024 (4Q24), heightened external uncertainties surrounding US President Donald Trump’s foreign trade and tariff policies could pose challenges to Malaysia’s labour market outlook in the near term, says UOB Research. Read full story

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