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LABUAN, Dec 10 (Bernama) -- Labuan Financial Services Authority (Labuan FSA) has issued a Guidance Note on Maqasid al-Shariah for the Labuan International Business and Financial Centre (Labuan IBFC).
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 9 (Bernama) -- CTBC Financial Holding president Rachael Kao has outlined the group’s digital innovation, environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategy, and global expansion at the Global Banking Summit 2025 in London, from Dec 2 to 4, where she was the only representative from Taiwan’s financial sector.
By K. Naveen Prabu
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 8 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s general insurance sector ends 2025 with resilience and underlying fragility.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 20 (Bernama) -- Bank Muamalat Malaysia Bhd has clinched the IRBA Excellence Award for Islamic Retail Banking in Malaysia 2025 and the Best Islamic Retail Bank for Social Finance Initiatives in Malaysia 2025 at the Islamic Retail Banking Award (IRBA) 2025 held in Karachi, Pakistan.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 20 (Bernama) -- The second edition of the All About AI Tech4Good Awards is set to take place in Mumbai, India, on Nov 28, curated by Mint and Salesforce.
From Saraswathi Muniappan
ADDIS ABABA, Nov 20 (Bernama) -- Malaysia and Ethiopia have announced that no stone will be left unturned in tapping into each other’s strengths, especially in trade and investment, bilateral ties, and leveraging multilateral platforms.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 19 (Bernama) -- ASEAN cross-border Quick Response (QR) payment has surged, reaching 12.9 million transactions in the first half of 2025, said Bank Negara Malaysia Governor Datuk Seri Abdul Rasheed Ghaffour.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 6 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the ASEAN Capital Markets Forum (ACMF) Action Plan 2026-2030, launched today, will position the region as a destination for responsible and long-term investments.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 (Bernama) -- Malaysia continues to show consistent improvement across all pillars of financial inclusion, emerging as one of only two markets to advance in all three pillars, according to the 2025 Global Financial Inclusion Index by Principal Financial Group (Principal).
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 (Bernama) -- Global progress on financial inclusion has plateaued in 2025 after steady gains in recent years, according to the latest Global Financial Inclusion Index released by Principal Financial Group.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 16 (Bernama) -- Sun Life Malaysia Takaful Bhd (SLMT) and the Malaysian Takaful Association (MTA) have jointly launched the ‘Program Inspirasi Pendidikan Kewangan Belia Negara (Sesi 2025/2026)’ in a step forward to shape a financially responsible and resilient generation.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 11 (Bernama) -- The government’s continued efforts to promote financial inclusion and raise awareness about the importance of life insurance protection through the extension of tax relief and stamp duty can encourage parents, especially young families, to plan early for their children’s financial security.
