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From Mohd Hisham Abdul Rafar
SHANGHAI, Nov 5 (Bernama) -- Malaysia has launched the CIDB Holdings (CIDBH) Information Centre in Shanghai to strengthen standards compliance, transparency and trust in Malaysia–China trade relations, particularly within the construction sector.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 (Bernama) -- Bilateral discussions are ongoing between Malaysia and China to form a special-purpose vehicle (SPV) responsible for undertaking the rail industry empowerment programme via a passenger train leasing arrangement, the Transport Ministry said.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 (Bernama) -- The number of Sumbangan Asas Rahmah (SARA) partner stores increased to 8,700 outlets as of Nov 3, 2025, up from 700 outlets in 2024, said Deputy Finance Minister Lim Hui Ying.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 (Bernama) -- The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has identified two key trends redefining the passenger travel experience, according to its 2025 Global Passenger Survey (GPS).
GEORGE TOWN, Nov 5 (Bernama) -- Silicon X Sdn Bhd, a homegrown integrated circuit (IC) design company, has achieved a major milestone in Malaysia’s semiconductor industry with the successful power-on of its proprietary Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) chip, marking a significant step forward in the nation’s high-tech ambitions.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia Bhd and AmInvest have launched the FTSE4Good Bursa Malaysia exchange-traded fund (ETF), the first and only sustainable and responsible investment (SRI)-qualified ETF in the country.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4 (Bernama) -- Artificial intelligence (AI) adoption in Malaysia grew 35 per cent year-on-year, with about 2.4 million businesses already using AI, according to a report by Amazon Web Services (AWS), an Amazon.com company.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 (Bernama) -- The ringgit opened almost flat against the US dollar this morning as investors awaited lending rate decisions both domestically and in the United States.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4 (Bernama) -- The government stressed that loans to cover current operating expenses have never occurred, rather every loan is made for the purpose of developing the country's future, said Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4 (Bernama) -- The price of gold, which has risen by more than 40 per cent since early January 2024, presents the best opportunity to invest in the Bank Islam Gold Account (BIGA-i), a Bank Islam Malaysia Bhd’s (BIMB) Shariah-compliant digital gold product.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4 (Bernama) -- A total of RM7.88 billion in green investments was generated in 2024 through various initiatives implemented by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (NRES).
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4 (Bernama) -- Blackstone has appointed Laura Coady, a top figure in the securitised markets, as the Global Head of Collateralised Loan Obligations (CLOs) and European Head of Liquid Credit Strategies (LCS) at Blackstone Credit & Insurance (BXCI).
