Malaysia stocks fall 2pc.

Byline: S. Kamal Hayder Kazmi

Malaysia stocks fell on Monday as the government announced a one-off "windfall" tax on companies to raise revenue for the coming year. The benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI index fell around 2.2 percent and was among the worst-performing stock markets across Asia-Pacific. Malaysian Finance Minister Tengku Zafrul Aziz on Friday presented the government's budget for 2022, which includes the largest-ever spending plan worth over 332...

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