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By Siti Radziah Hamzah and Anas Abu Hassan
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 (Bernama) – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim says Malaysia will continue to voice its views on global issues strongly and without fear or favour if and when it joins the BRICS group of emerging economies whose founding members include Russia and China.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 (Bernama) -- Economies across Southeast Asia must overcome increasing energy transition complexities as they balance energy security and lower carbon emissions, according to Black & Veatch, a global leader in critical human infrastructure solutions.
PETALING JAYA, Oct 6 (Bernama) -- While Malaysia ranks among the top three global business services (GBS) hubs in the world, primarily driven by its cost advantage, the country must also place greater emphasis on the digital impact and talent development to maintain its competitive edge.
By Engku Shariful Azni Engku Ab Latif
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 5 (Bernama) -- The crude palm oil (CPO) futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives is expected to trade with an upward bias amid rising crude oil and soybean oil prices, a dealer said.
By Shakir Husain
NEW DELHI Oct 4 (Bernama) -- India will spend 101 billion rupees (US$1.2 billion) over the next seven years to reduce its dependence on edible oil imports.
ISKANDAR PUTERI, Oct 3 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s entry into the BRICS economic bloc will bring greater investment and trade potential to Johor through the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ), said Johor Menteri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 1 (Bernama) – The Kuala Lumpur and Selangor Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KLSICCI) has submitted several proposals to the Finance Ministry for Budget 2025 to lift and empower micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) while promoting inclusive economic growth in line with the MADANI Economy framework.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- BUSINESSNEXT, a global leader in composable enterprise solutions for financial services, has partnered with New York-based MongoDB to accelerate autonomous operations powered with specialised predictive and generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) for banking and insurance.
PUTRAJAYA, Sept 30 (Bernama) – The government is committed to intensifying efforts to eradicate hardcore poverty in line with the nation’s healthy economic performance, said Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 28 (Bernama) -- The crude palm oil (CPO) futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives is expected to trade sideways next week, as traders are searching for market factors due to the coming Golden Week holidays in China, a dealer said.
SIK, Sept 26 (Bernama) -- FGV Holdings Bhd plans to implement innovative farm management techniques to address the challenges of climate change, which are causing a decrease in palm oil yields.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 26 (Bernama) -- Global analytics software leader FICO in its latest global consumer fraud research, revealed the alarming attitudes toward first-party financial fraud both in the Malaysian market and globally.
