By Dr Paul Anthony Maria Das
KUALA LUMPUR, April 10 (Bernama) -- United States (US) President Donald Trump’s sweeping decision to impose a 24 per cent blanket tariff on Malaysian imports is more than just a protectionist measure.
PUTRAJAYA, April 7 (Bernama) -- The newly imposed 24 per cent tariff by the United States on Malaysia may initially disrupt export flows but the country has a competitive edge over major palm oil producers, according to the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB).
KUALA LUMPUR, April 4 (Bernama) -- Maybank Investment Bank Bhd (Maybank IB) has revised Malaysia’s 2025 real gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecasts to 4.3 per cent from 4.9 per cent and to 4.0 per cent from 4.6 per cent for 2026.
KUALA LUMPUR, April 2 (Bernama) -- Palm oil prices are expected to stabilise in the near term, driven by a recovery in production and demand from key importing markets such as India, according to the Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC).
KUALA LUMPUR, April 1 (Bernama) – Leaving behind a decade-long career in banking for agriculture might seem like an unlikely path, but driven by passion and a quest for fulfilment, Logan Tee made the bold move.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 28 (Bernama) -- Exports from eight states rose to RM71.6 billion in February 2025, contributing to Malaysia’s total exports of RM118.3 billion, the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) said.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 27 (Bernama) -- Muhibbah Engineering (M) Bhd’s (MEB) wholly-owned subsidiary, ITS Konsortium Sdn Bhd (ITSK), has acquired 12.52 million ordinary shares in Master-Pack Group Bhd (MPGB) for RM54.65 million.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 27 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia Bhd today announced the appointment of Tan Sri Abdul Farid Alias as its new chairman, effective May 1, 2025.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 (Bernama) -- Malaysia plans to strengthen its regulations on the semiconductor sector in response to United States (US) pressure to curb the illicit flow of advanced artificial intelligence (AI) chips to China, according to Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 (Bernama) – Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) total assets as at Dec 31, 2024 decreased 1.61 per cent to RM621.54 billion from RM631.74 billion in the previous year, with international reserves continuing to account for the bulk of assets at 84 per cent (2023: 82 per cent).
KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 (Bernama) -- Financial losses from operational risks reported by financial institutions continued to be small in the second half of 2024 (2H 2024), accounting for only 0.03 per cent of total banking system capital compared to 0.05 per cent in the first six months.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 20 (Bernama) – Foreign investors’ participation in the domestic market has increased in 2024, accounting for 36.20 per cent of total trading activity, up from 29.51 per cent in 2023.
