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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 18 (Bernama) -- The closure of a few Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) offices abroad does not affect efforts to deal with the anti-palm oil campaign and the negative perception of the commodity in the international market, said Deputy Plantation and Commodities Minister Datuk Chan Foong Hin.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 18 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia’s key index opened marginally higher today despite a weaker Wall Street showing last Friday, as analysts cautioned that the Trump-inspired rally may have run its course following the Republicans’ control of both the House and Senate.
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LABUAN, Nov 16 (Bernama) -- The issue of extending three per cent tax benefits to all business sectors in Labuan does not arise, as various incentives are already in place under existing tax laws, said Deputy Finance Minister Lim Hui Ying.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 15 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s removal from the United States Treasury’s (Treasury) monitoring list indicated that the country’s economic and foreign exchange policies are now viewed as balanced and transparent, said an economist.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 12 (Bernama) -- The government's concerted measure to encourage government-linked companies (GLCs), government-linked investment companies (GLICs) and corporates to consistently repatriate foreign investment income and convert them into ringgit does not involve the sale of assets and their investments abroad.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 12 (Bernama) -- The enhancements to the Sales and Service Tax (SST), effective from May 1, 2025, are expected to help generate revenue of RM51.7 billion in 2025, according to Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Dr Amir Hamzah Azizan.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 11 (Bernama) -- Alliance Bank Malaysia Bhd is expected to continue its robust loan growth and stable net interest margin (NIMs) in the second quarter of financial year 2025 (2Q FY2025), said Maybank Investment Bank Bhd (Maybank IB).
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By Durratul Ain Ahmad Fuad
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 7 (Bernama) -- The ringgit continued its downward momentum against the US dollar on Thursday, albeit marginally, weighed by a decline in Malaysia's international reserves, said an economist.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 7 (Bernama) -- Malaysia would be wise to prepare contingency measures in anticipation of potential US policy shifts and targeted tariffs under a Trump 2.0 administration, said SPI Asset Management managing partner Stephen Innes.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 7 (Bernama) -- The decision to select U Mobile Sdn Bhd as Malaysia's second 5G network provider does not contravene the special licence conditions for individual licences, said Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 7 (Bernama) -- BMI, a Fitch Solutions company, sees potential for Malaysia’s second 5G network to carve out a role as a niche connectivity provider, particularly supporting Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) applications.