From Kisho Kumari Sucedaram
GENEVA, Dec 15 (Bernama) -- The energy transition, including the development of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), should be treated as an economic growth strategy by Asia-Pacific governments rather than an aviation-specific issue, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 14 (Bernama) -- Malaysia entered 2025 amid fiscal constraints, subsidy reforms, uneven global trade, and a weak ringgit — but the economy continued to advance, even as the overall outlook remained cautious.
By Zufazlin Baharuddin
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 12 (Bernama) -- The ringgit continued its positive momentum, jumping to the 4.09 level against the US dollar at Friday’s close, hitting a new four-year-and-seven-month high, supported by positive Malaysian economic data.
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 12 (Bernama) -- The Industrial Production Index (IPI) rose 6.0 per cent year-on-year in October 2025, maintaining its positive momentum in all sectors, said the Statistics Department Malaysia (DOSM).
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 12 (Bernama) -- The manufacturing sector posted sales of RM171.7 billion in October 2025, a 6.3 per cent increase versus the 4.3 per cent recorded in September 2025, said the Statistics Department Malaysia (DOSM).
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 11 (Bernama) -- 2025 will be remembered as the “tariff year”, no thanks to the unexpected United States (US) tariffs that shook markets worldwide, with Malaysia not spared.
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 11 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s natural rubber (NR) production rose 11.4 per cent to 29,673 tonnes in October 2025 from 26,647 tonnes in September, the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) said on Thursday.
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 11 (Bernama) -- Minister of Plantation and Commodities Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani said the palm oil sector is well-positioned to participate in the carbon market, having already embedded sustainability and circular-economy practices across its value chain.
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 10 (Bernama) -- The government believes that renegotiating the Agreement on Reciprocal Trade Agreement (ART) between Malaysia and the United States is unnecessary at this time, said the Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI).
By Engku Shariful Azni Engku Ab Latif
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 9 (Bernama) -- The crude palm oil (CPO) futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed lower today after the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) reported a 13 per cent increase in stock levels for November 2025 compared with October 2025, alongside weaker export performance, said palm oil trader David Ng.
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 10 (Bernama) -- Malaysian palm oil stocks are projected to rise 3.0 per cent month-on-month (m-o-m) to 2.93 million tonnes in December 2025, as a modest 2.0 per cent m-o-m increase in exports will be insufficient to offset expected output, said CIMB Securities Sdn Bhd.
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 10 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s unemployment rate is expected to remain at 3.0 per cent in 2025 and 2026, supported by steady employment growth and continued hiring in the domestic-oriented services sector, according to MBSB Investment Bank Bhd (MBSB IB).
