the highest it s been in 15 years. but last month, the bank s rate setting committee narrowly voted to keep it unchanged. and it s widely expected to do the same again today as evidence grows of the strain that high borrowing costs are putting on the economy and the housing market. here s our cost of living correspondent colletta smith. this is my monthly dining out, put that in as a reminder. ebony is doing all the right things. ebony is doing all the right thins. , ., , ., ., things. this month they have a savin: things. this month they have a saving goals things. this month they have a saving goals towards things. this month they have a saving goals towards my - things. this month they have a i saving goals towards my house buying savings. she saving goals towards my house buying savings- buying savings. she and her artner buying savings. she and her partner saving buying savings. she and her partner saving carefully - partner saving carefully putting cash into phys
according to some official estimates, malaysia hopes to double its share of the global chips trade from seven to 14% by 2029. i spoke to the former deputy minister for trade and industry ong kian ming. he explained malaysia s role in the chips supply chain and also weighed in on china s new fund. i think there is challenge as well as opportunity. how do you go down to the innovative company that would be in the position to come out with new products in the semiconductor ecosystem? then there will be one challenge. also opportunities including opportunities including opportunities for companies in the region and southeast asia. either investing or going to china or attracting chinese companies to come to malaysia and set up shop to invest in the semiconductor ecosystem. i m glad you brought us back to malaysia, because that s the focus when it comes to chips. you were in office for several years from 2018. where tips a focus area for malaysia? it was, but i think focus area fo
those tensions between washington and beijing over trade and technology have encouraged businesses to look beyond china for their factories. malaysia for one is hoping get a larger slice of the semiconductor manufacturing pie. intel and globalfoundries are some firms that have recently expanded their operations in malaysia.according to some official estimates, malaysia hopes to double its share of the global chips trade from 7 to 14% by 2029. i spoke to the former deputy minister for trade and industry ong kian ming. he explained malaysia s role in the chips supply chain and also weighed in on china s new fund. i think there is challenge as well as opportunity. how do you go down to the innovative company that would be in the position to come out with new products in the semiconductor ecosystem? then there will be one challenge. but there are also opportunities including opportunities for companies in the region and southeast asia including malaysia. either investing or goi
out. thanks for being with us. initially, on that response from hezbollah, what would you make of it? , , , a hezbollah, what would you make of it? , it? the response very much shows what danger it? the response very much shows what danger the it? the response very much shows what danger the region it? the response very much shows what danger the region is - it? the response very much shows what danger the region is facing i it? the response very much shows. what danger the region is facing the more that the wall lingers on, we don t have a ceasefire and everyone was fearing that and it might be realised. all sides are quite careful even though there is the response but no one is interested in a full blown war with what you see in liver non and yemen, which the huthi attacks have established as. on the maritime route, the more the war takes place, the more we might see accidental regionalisation taking place and that is why the ceasefire is another one agenda item
when antony blinken meets them, to bring an end to the suffering of the humanitarian calamity is we are seeing unfolding. the second is to prevent regionalisation of the war and the third is important to then have a conversation on the day and i think there is a difference between the sequencing between the regional actors and us administration with the idea and hope that they become more dominant but regionally it s about having a ceasefire first. and they are very much looking at how to reduce the sufferings and