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KUALA LUMPUR, June 11 (Bernama) -- Government measures to safeguard fuel and supply chains could support production activities in the near term, said Apex Securities Bhd.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 11 (Bernama) -- Rising fertiliser costs and supply chain uncertainties are prompting Malaysian growers and plantations to adopt a more efficiency-driven approach to crop nutrition, shifting the industry’s focus from fertiliser volume to nutrient effectiveness.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 11 (Bernama) -- Wastech Group Sdn Bhd is positioning Malaysia as a regional hub for advanced fertiliser technology through plans to establish a controlled-release fertiliser coating plant and expand its crop-specific blending capabilities.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 10 (Bernama) -- Insured losses from damage caused by a recent 7.8-magnitude earthquake in the Mindanao region are expected to be limited and account for only a small fraction of total economic losses due to the catastrophe protection gap in the Philippines.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 10 (Bernama) -- Engineering consultancy fees in Malaysia have increased by less than 10 per cent since 1983 despite a significant rise in project complexity and workload, according to The Institution of Engineers Malaysia (IEM).
KUALA LUMPUR, June 10 (Bernama) -- Resilient domestic demand and still-contained underlying inflation should allow Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) to keep the overnight policy rate (OPR) at 2.75 per cent throughout 2026, said Kenanga Investment Bank Bhd (Kenanga IB).
KUALA LUMPUR, June 9 (Bernama) – Malaysia’s monthly fuel subsidy bill climbed to as high as RM7.5 billion at one point in April, as tensions in West Asia pushed up global oil prices and heightened concerns over energy supplies, Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan said.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 9 (Bernama) -- Malaysia must continue to strengthen fiscal discipline, improve public service delivery, support businesses, protect the rakyat and position the country to capture higher-value investment and growth, said Finance Minister II Senator Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 9 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's call for an immediate crackdown on illegal foreign-run businesses nationwide is timely, as such operations can harm micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), according to an economist.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 8 (Bernama) -- More than 8,500 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the healthcare sector across Pharmaniaga Bhd's network will benefit from its strategic partnership with CrediBill Sdn Bhd, which offers payment flexibility for the purchase of pharmaceutical and healthcare products.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 8 (Bernama) -- Asia-Pacific (APAC) thermal coal demand hit a significant near-term surge, with an additional 150 million tonnes (Mt) of cumulative consumption projected through 2030, with roughly half expected to land in 2026 amid the ongoing West Asia conflict, according to Rystad Energy.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 8 (Bernama) -- Overall credit strength across South and Southeast Asia will remain stable over the next 12-18 months, although US dollar strength would weigh on the credit quality for a subset of rated companies with structural currency mismatches, according to Moody’s Ratings.
