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By Nurunnasihah Ahmad Rashid & Nur Athirah Mohd Shaharuddin
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 (Bernama) -- Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz said today that key trade deals such as the Digital Economy Framework Agreement (DEFA) and other upgraded agreements to be sealed next month at the ASEAN Summit are set to help boost intra-regional trade.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 (Bernama) — Ireka Corporation Bhd (ICB) has defaulted on loan repayments totalling RM1.04 million owed to Hong Leong Bank Bhd (HLBB) and AmBank (M) Bhd.
By Siti Radziah Hamzah
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 (Bernama) -- ASEAN is all set to roll out its priority economic deliverables (PEDs) under Malaysia’s chairmanship, with the 57th ASEAN Economic Ministers’ (AEM) meeting this week pushing trade upgrades, drawing up a US$2 trillion digital economy framework and forging new regional pacts on competition, energy and technology.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 28 (Bernama) -- Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz is confident ASEAN will reach a full agreement on the ASEAN Digital Economy Framework Agreement (DEFA) by the end of this year.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 26 (Bernama) -- The US-ASEAN Business Council (USABC), in collaboration with the Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI), organised an in-country workshop on Monday, serving as a strategic platform to support Malaysia’s role as a regional digital leader.
By Nur Ashikin Abdul Aziz
SINGAPORE, Aug 18 (Bernama) -- Malaysia will push for a “substantial conclusion” of the ASEAN Digital Economy Framework Agreement (DEFA) at the ASEAN Economic Ministers’ (AEM) Meeting from Sept 24 to 26 in Kuala Lumpur, said Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 7 (Bernama) -- A total of 168,967 'Buy Now Pay Later' (BNPL) account holders, or 2.6 per cent of the total 6.5 million users, had outstanding balances as at June 30, 2025, said Deputy Finance Minister Lim Hui Ying.
KUALA LUMPUR, July 30 (Bernama) -- Alpha Ocean Resources Bhd (AORB) has signed a memorandum of agreement (MoA) with the Mayor of Kota Kinabalu for a proposed revitalisation project involving the development of a tuna and deep-sea fishing landing port, a marine tourism infrastructure, and a hospitality belt.
KUALA LUMPUR, July 10 (Bernama) -- Bank shares were mixed in early trade today as Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) interest rate cut exerted immediate pressure on banks’ net interest margins (NIM).
KUALA LUMPUR, July 8 (Bernama) -- Shariah-compliant peer-to-peer (P2P) financing platform microLEAP is drawing attention, having not only disbursed a commendable RM350 million in funding to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the first half of this year, but has also maintained the lowest default rate among all P2P operators in Malaysia at a mere 0.42 per cent.
By Abdul Hamid A Rahman
KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 (Bernama) -- The ringgit closed higher against the US dollar today, supported by improved sentiment towards emerging market currencies amid a weaker greenback.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 28 (Bernama) -- The Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI) is actively creating more space for young entrepreneurs to thrive, in line with Malaysia’s role as ASEAN chair, said Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.
