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KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 8 -- Rubicon Point Partners (Rubicon) has announced the first closing of its Rubicon Point Fund II, a real estate investment vehicle targeting special situation opportunities across the West Coast of the United States, with a strategic focus on the San Francisco Bay Area.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 7 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s rubber industry must not only meet global standards but set new benchmarks to remain competitive in high-value markets, said Plantation and Commodities Deputy Minister Datuk Chan Foong Hin.
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KUALA LUMPUR, July 30 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Indian Transformation Unit (MITRA) has received approval to implement three programmes under the Socioeconomic Development Programme for the Indian Community (PPSMI) initiative with an allocation of RM21.25 million.
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By K. Naveen Prabu
KUALA LUMPUR, July 19 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian rubber market is expected to trade mixed next week amid continued caution over US tariffs, said the Malaysian Rubber Glove Manufacturers Association (MARGMA).
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KUALA LUMPUR, June 24 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Sustainable Natural Rubber (MSNR) Trace system plays an important role in addressing environmental and social issues in the rubber industry by allowing stakeholders to track natural rubber (NR) transactions, from the plantations right to the end product.
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KUALA LUMPUR, June 23 (Bernama) -- The ringgit opened higher against the US dollar and a basket of major currencies on Monday despite a strong US Dollar Index (DXY) as ongoing geopolitical tensions, with the United States’ (US) involvement in the Israel-Iran conflict, in focus, said an analyst.
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By Durratul Ain Ahmad Fuad
KUALA LUMPUR, June 12 (Bernama) -Malaysia’s approved investments in the first quarter of 2025 (1Q 2025) underscored the country’s economic resilience and continued attractiveness as an investment destination, despite ongoing global uncertainties, economists said.
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KUALA LUMPUR, June 11 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast for 2025 has been revised to 3.9 per cent, a 0.6 percentage-point downgrade from January 2025’s projection, according to the World Bank’s Global Economic Prospects report.
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KUALA LUMPUR, June 11 (Bernama) -- Global growth is expected to weaken to 2.3 per cent in 2025, with deceleration in most economies relative to last year.
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KOTA TINGGI, June 5 (Bernama) -- The impact of the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ) is already being felt, with Johor recording RM27.4 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first quarter of this year.
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From Karina Imran
OSAKA, May 31 (Bernama) -- Sarawak Energy Bhd has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) to collaborate on renewable energy (RE) development, enhance cross-border energy infrastructure, and exchange technical knowledge.