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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 (Bernama) -- Non-Malaysian employees holding a Visitor’s Pass (Temporary Employment) or an Employment Pass will be automatically registered as members from October 2025, the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) said.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 25 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia Securities Bhd will be suspending the trading of Ireka Corporation Bhd’s (ICB) securities effective Oct 3, 2025.
BATU KAWAN, Sept 22 (Bernama) -- The government has no plans, for now, to review the rounding mechanism to the nearest five cents, which has been in place since 2008.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 19 (Bernama) -- Global credit rating agency, AM Best has withdrawn the financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) and the long-term issuer credit rating of “a-” (Excellent) of Foundation Life (NZ) Limited (FLNZ) as the company no longer holds insurance policy liabilities.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 17 (Bernama) -- Foreign investors turned net buyers on Bursa Malaysia last week, ending a nine-week selling streak since July with a net equities inflow of RM223.9 million, according to MBSB Investment Bank Bhd (MBSB IB).
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 8 (Bernama) -- The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) is working to rebuild contributors' savings after RM145 billion was withdrawn through four COVID-19 related withdrawal facilities, said Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan.
By Durratul Ain Ahmad Fuad
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 3 (Bernama) -- Some may argue that the approved investments reported by the Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) and the foreign direct investment (FDI) figures from the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) for the first half of 2025 (1H 2025) appear contradictory.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 2 (Bernama) -- The government considers the involvement of senior citizens in the labour market as not only socially significant but also beneficial to the national economy, said Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan.
By Saraswathi Muniappan
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 26 (Bernama) -- Sovereign wealth fund Khazanah Nasional Bhd still has an effective role to play in the venture capital ecosystem, especially in promoting entrepreneurship and fuelling future economic growth engines, despite recent setbacks such as the losses incurred from its investment in FashionValet Sdn Bhd.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 22 (Bernama) -- The government and JPMorganChase had resolved all matters relating to 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB), with the American bank set to pay RM1.4 billion (US$330 million) to Malaysia’s Assets Recovery Trust Account, according to the Finance Ministry (MoF).
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 18 (Bernama) -- Foreign investors continued to net buy Asian stocks for the second consecutive week, recording a net inflow of US$389.4 million, according to MBSB Investment Bank Bhd.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 15 (Bernama) -- Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has maintained its 2025 gross domestic product (GDP) projection of between 4.0 per cent and 4.8 per cent, taking into consideration a range of possible outcomes from tariff negotiations, said BNM governor Datuk Seri Abdul Rasheed Ghaffour today.
