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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.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 11 (Bernama) -- Global financial crime watchdog, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG) in a report published today, revealed that Malaysia has further strengthened its defences against illicit finance since 2015, notably by enhancing its legal framework and supervision of financial and non-financial sectors.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 11 (Bernama) -- The Defence, Security and Resilience Bank (DSRB) Development Group recently held a high-level meeting in the City of London with representatives from 37 nations.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 10 (Bernama) -- Payments Network Malaysia Sdn Bhd’s (PayNet) flagship national talent development programme has placed about 90 per cent of its participants in internship programmes.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 9 (Bernama) -- CTBC Financial Holding president Rachael Kao has outlined the group’s digital innovation, environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategy, and global expansion at the Global Banking Summit 2025 in London, from Dec 2 to 4, where she was the only representative from Taiwan’s financial sector.
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PUTRAJAYA, Dec 7 (Bernama) -- The Public Sector Home Financing Board (LPPSA) is set to make history by launching its first-rated sukuk programme next year, a strategic move aimed at expanding its funding ecosystem while supporting the government’s efforts in prudently managing the country’s liabilities.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 6 (Bernama) -- The participation and support of financial institutions are crucial for the successful implementation of the Steel Industry Roadmap 2035 (SIR2035), particularly in facilitating the steel industry’s green transition, said Deputy Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Liew Chin Tong.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 5 (Bernama) -- The international reserves of Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) amounted to US$124.1 billion as at Nov 28, 2025, unchanged from Oct 31, 2025.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 3 (Bernama) -- Acuity Knowledge Partners has officially rebranded as Acuity Analytics, reflecting its evolution into a global leader in insight, analytics, data, and artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled solutions.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 (Bernama) -- Identis, a global leader in secure identity and payment technologies, officially made its global debut, marking the evolution of the Matica Group and combining decades of experience with a renewed vision for the digital era.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s banks will offer goodwill discounts for early settlement of existing fixed-rate hire-purchase agreements following the Dewan Negara’s passing of the Hire-Purchase (Amendment) Bill yesterday.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 28 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s official reserve assets amounted to US$123.76 billion (US$1= RM4.12) as at Oct 31, 2025, while other foreign currency assets stood at US$201.6 million, according to Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM).