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'Increasing Covid-19 stimulus package will raise deficit'

FILE PHOTO: Sophie Gregoire Trudeau, wife of Liberal leader and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, arrives for a rally in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada October 11, 2019. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe/File Photo

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s sovereign credit rating outlook hinges on its response to political volatility, the coronavirus pandemic and oil price shocks, Fitch Ratings said.

Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. -- NSTP File Pix

Defence Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob clocks in at Dataran Wisma Pertahanan, at Jalan Padang Tembak. - Pic source: Defence Ministry.

A staffer in US Democratic Senator Maria Cantwell’s office has tested positive for coronavirus. -REUTERS/File pic

Global airports are expected to incur about US$4.2 billion losses in revenue in the first-quarter (Q1) of 2020, according to Airports Council International (ACI).

In this file photo taken on April 14, 2019 view of the general ambiance at Coachella in Indio, California. - AFP pic

A picture taken on March 10, 2020 shows a deserted Piazza Navona in Rome after Italy imposed unprecedented national restrictions on its 60 million people Tuesday to control the deadly COVID-19 coronavirus. - AFP pic

Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin poses with cabinet ministers before the first cabinet meeting at the Perdana Putra. -BERNAMA pic