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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 4 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s banking system is strong, well-positioned to weather shocks and supportive of financial intermediation activities, and continues to be backed by healthy capital and liquidity buffers, said Hong Leong Investment Bank (HLIB).
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 3 (Bernama) -- CIMB Securities Sdn Bhd is projecting the fiscal deficit to narrow to 3.8 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2025 from an estimated 4.3 per cent this year, with the growth in government revenue expected to outpace operating expenditure (opex).
By Zufazlin Baharuddin
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Takaful Association (MTA) hopes the government will increase tax relief for life, education and medical insurance premiums in Budget 2025.
From Hasnah Jusid
BEIJING, Sept 28 (Bernama) -- ZTE (Malaysia) Corporation, a communication technology company, and U Mobile, a mobile data service provider, have today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop intelligent agriculture applications and implement effective deployment solutions.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 26 (Bernama) -- The Chartered Tax Institute of Malaysia (CTIM) has proposed that the government redefine the current classifications of the B40, M40, and T20 income tax models to reflect the evolving economic landscape.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 25 (Bernama) -- The ringgit has been rising steadily against the US dollar, notably since early July, following greater clarity of the interest rate path of developed countries, especially that of the United States, according to Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM).
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 24 (Bernama) -- The Department of Standards Malaysia has successfully developed the Malaysian Standard (MS) 2781: 2023 - Logistics dataset - Guidelines for E-commerce Transactions and Last Mile Delivery to ensure a conducive investment, trade and industry ecosystem.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 24 (Bernama) -- The Worldcoin Foundation is expanding the availability of proof of personhood services to include a pilot or a beta testing phase in Malaysia.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 (Bernama) -- AM Best in its new report revealed that long-term issuer credit rating (Long-Term ICR) upgrades exceeded downgrades for its rated Asia-Pacific (APAC) (re)insurers in 2023, driven predominantly by improved balance sheet strength and favourable operating performance.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 20 (Bernama) -- Digital investment totalling RM185.3 billion has been approved from 2021 to June 2024, including projects from leading companies such as Nvidia Corp and Amazon Web Services, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 19 (Bernama) -- Global credit rating agency, AM Best has maintained a stable outlook on China’s non-life insurance segment, citing several factors that include a supportive regulatory environment, increased health insurance awareness and strong growth potential in the electric vehicle (EV) insurance market.
