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By Nurunnasihah Ahmad Rashid
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 (Bernama) -- The Kuala Lumpur rubber market ended higher today, supported by steady benchmark crude oil prices and the weakening of the ringgit against the US dollar, said a dealer.
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia RAM Capital Sdn Bhd (BR Capital), a joint venture between Bursa Malaysia Bhd and RAM Holdings Bhd, has signed a memorandum of collaboration (MoC) with Koperasi Kakitangan Petronas Bhd (KOPETRO) to expand access to fixed income investments for KOPETRO members.
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 (Bernama) -- The Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia (ACCCIM) has urged the government to provide an export credit scheme and lower import duties on raw materials to support businesses, particularly micro, small, and medium enterprises.
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 (Bernama) -- The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada (APF Canada) and Universities Canada are set to host the third annual Canada-in-Asia Conference (CIAC2025) from Feb 19 to 21, at the Raffles City Convention Centre in Singapore.
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 (Bernama) -- Malaysia is well positioned for a world where artificial intelligence (AI) dominates data centre development, as not all data centres are suitable to support the coming AI boom, said global real estate agency Juwai IQI.
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 (Bernama) -- Local institutions extended their support for Bursa Malaysia for the 15th consecutive week, recording net purchases of RM149.4 million, MIDF Amanah Investment Bank Bhd (MIDF) said.
By Harizah Hanim Mohamed
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia opened lower in the early session on the first trading day of February as investors focused on heightened global trade tensions and tit-for-tat measures following the US tariffs.
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s banking system maintained strong liquidity buffers in December 2024, with an aggregate Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR) of 160.7 per cent, up from 147.9 per cent in November, supporting ongoing financial intermediation, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) said.
IPOH, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s real estate transactions value hit RM217.46 billion in 2024, far exceeding the initial target of RM100 billion set at the beginning of the year, said Minister of Housing and Local Government, Nga Kor Ming.
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- Analysts are divided in their outlook for Malaysia’s oil and gas (O&G) sector following the release of the Petronas Activity Outlook (PAO) 2025-2027, which forecasts a general reduction in upstream activities and a focus on maintenance services.
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia opened marginally higher but turned lower thereafter, weighed by cautious sentiment despite Wall Street’s positive overnight performance, an analyst said.
By Kisho Kumari Sucedaram
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 30 (Bernama) -- The delay in resumption of the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Aerotrain service, originally scheduled for January 2025, has been nothing short of disappointment after over two years of anticipation.
