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KUALA LUMPUR, March 1 (Bernama) -- The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) board today announced a dividend rate of 6.30 per cent for Simpanan Konvensional, with a total payout of RM63.05 billion, and 6.30 per cent for Simpanan Shariah, with a total payout of RM10.19 billion.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- Malaysian firms face hurdles in meeting environmental, sustainable and governance (ESG) standards due to capability, capacity, and investment challenges, an expert said.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- The allocation for the Housing Credit Guarantee Scheme under the Syarikat Jaminan Kredit Perumahan Bhd (SJKP) will be increased by RM10 billion this year, benefitting more than 20,000 borrowers.
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GEORGE TOWN, Feb 25 (Bernama) -- Talent Corporation Malaysia Bhd (TalentCorp) in collaboration with the Future Skills Talent Council (FSTC) is able to create more new talents in improving job skills that support the rapid development of technology.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 25 (Bernama) – The government is committed to accelerating Malaysia’s digital transformation by strengthening talent development in technology fields, including artificial intelligence (AI), to ensure the workforce is ready to face the challenges of the digital economy.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 24 (Bernama) -- The crude palm oil (CPO) futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed lower today, weighed down by weakness in soybean oil performance amid softer demand, said an analyst.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 20 (Bernama) -- The government has granted an exemption of the e-invoice issuance to small traders with annual sales below RM150,000, benefitting over 700,000 small traders such as hawkers as they no longer need to issue e-invoices, said Finance Minister II Amir Hamzah Azizan.
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SINGAPORE, Feb 18 (Bernama) -- Singapore’s Prime Minister and Finance Minister, Lawrence Wong, has presented the republic’s financial year 2025 Budget Statement today, aimed at advancing the Forward Singapore agenda.
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KOTA KINABALU, Feb 18 (Bernama) -- The construction of the petroleum storage and refining plant at the Sipitang Oil and Gas Industrial Park (SOGIP) is expected to begin this April, said Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 17 (Bernama) -- Grab’s on-demand services, including ride-hailing and delivery, contributed RM9.9 billion to the Malaysian economy in 2023, according to a new report by local economics consultancy firm EconWorks.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 17 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s economic growth is expected to remain solid at 4.9 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) in 2025, according to local investment banks.
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PUTRAJAYA, Feb 10 (Bernama) -- The labour force participation rate (LFPR) in 2024 increased to 70.4 per cent compared to 70 per cent the previous year, according to Labour Force Statistics, Malaysia, December and fourth quarter 2024.