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PETALING JAYA, July 24 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s semiconductor exports remained resilient, growing 15.7 per cent in the first six months of this year alone (1H 2025), outpacing overall export growth of 3.8 per cent, said Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.
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KUALA LUMPUR, July 22 (Bernama) -- Research firms have revised their forecasts for Malaysia’s headline inflation in 2025, lowering it to 1.5 per cent to 1.8 per cent.
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KUALA LUMPUR, July 21 (Bernama) -- The volume of “buy now, pay later” (BNPL) transactions has increased from 83.8 million in the second half (2H) of 2024 to 102.6 million in the first half (1H) of this year.
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KUALA LUMPUR, July 18 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s trade performance remained firm in the first half of 2025 (1H2025), rising by 4.8 per cent to RM1.46 trillion compared to the corresponding period in 2024, according to the Investment, Trade and Industry Ministry (MITI).
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KUALA LUMPUR, July 17 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s real estate market recorded steady growth across key sectors in the first half of 2025 (1H 2025), supported by strong data centre investments, infrastructure development and resilient domestic demand, according to Knight Frank Malaysia.
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KUALA LUMPUR, July 11 (Bernama) -- Malaysia emerged at the top of the leaderboard for Southeast Asia's initial public offering (IPO) capital market with 66 per cent or US$940 million (US$1=RM4.24) raised across Southeast Asia during the first half of 2025 (1H 2025), according to the Deloitte Mid-Year IPO Snapshot 2025 report.
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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.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13 (Bernama) -- Crude palm oil (CPO) prices are expected to remain elevated in the first half of 2025 (1H 2025), trading between RM4,400 and RM4,800 per tonne, before moderating in the second half (2H 2025) to MYR4,000-RM4,400 per tonne during the seasonal peak.