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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 7 (Bernama) -- Amid ongoing economic challenges, Public Investment Bank (IB) Bhd anticipates Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) will maintain a cautious stance through 2025, likely holding the overnight policy rate (OPR) steady at 3.00 per cent for the year.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 6 (Bernama) -- RHB Investment Bank Bhd has maintained Malaysia’s 2025 gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast at 5.0 per cent based on global assumptions for a Goldilocks backdrop following Donald Trump’s victory in the United States (US) presidential elections.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 6 (Bernama) -- The ringgit closed lower against the US dollar today, snapping two days of gains, as the US presidential election results poured in, said an economist.
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BARCELONA, Nov 6 (Bernama) -- Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo engaged with representatives from the European Union (EU) to share initiatives concerning Malaysia’s journey to develop digital and smart cities that enhance people’s lives.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 6 (Bernama) -- Europe’s leading mobility company, Bolt has launched its ride-hailing service in Klang Valley, aiming to support Malaysia’s growing demand for shared mobility, projected to serve 11.47 million users by 2029.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 6 (Bernama) -- CSOP Asset Management Limited (CSOP) has announced the listing of the first MAG Seven exchange-traded fund (ETF) in Hong Kong, CSOP MAG Seven ETF (3454.HK), on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 6 (Bernama) -- The introduction of Employees Provident Fund (EPF) contribution by foreign workers aims to facilitate wage equity in the country, ensuring that local labour is not disadvantaged along the way, said Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 6 (Bernama) -- The government, through the Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI) and the Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA), has introduced two new funds under the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP), namely the Domestic Investment Accelerator Fund (DIAF) and the Foreign Investment Accelerator Fund (FIAF).
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By Danni Haizal Danial Donald
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 (Bernama) -- The crude palm oil (CPO) futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives ended a four-day winning streak closing lower, taking the cue from the weakness in Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybean oil futures, a dealer said.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 (Bernama) -- Funding Societies, Southeast Asia’s largest digital finance platform for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), has secured a third credit facility with HSBC under its ASEAN Growth Fund, raising its total credit facilities from HSBC to over US$100 million (RM436 million).
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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 (Bernama) -- Global technology company, Wise, has been granted direct access to InstaPay, the Philippines’ real-time payment system, and can also directly settle with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) real-time gross payment system, PhilPaSS Plus.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 (Bernama) -- The tariff hike imposed by the United States (US) on Chinese medical gloves offers the local glove industry an opportunity to recapture its US market share, according to the Plantation and Commodities Ministry (KPK).