Tengku Zafrul’s Legacy Marked By Continued Fervour To Scale Up Malaysia’s Trade Competitiveness

By Karina Imran

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 1 (Bernama) – Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz not only leaves behind a legacy marked by a continued fervour to scale up Malaysia’s global competitiveness in trade and industry but showed remarkable leadership in being able to lower tariff rates to a more palatable level imposed by the United States.

PM Anwar To Announce Tengku Zafrul’s New Position On Dec 3

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 1 (Bernama) -- Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz, who will end his duties as Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry effective tomorrow, will be appointed to a new position.

Tencent’s New Kl Office Marks Stronger Digital Investment In Malaysia -- Gobind

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 1 (Bernama) -- The opening of Chinese tech conglomerate Tencent Holdings Ltd’s new office in Malaysia reflects stronger long-term digital investment and reinforces the country’s position as an emerging regional technology hub, Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo said.

Abaxx Exchange, Stellar Complete Connectivity, Expanding Access To Commodity Futures Benchmarks

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 1 (Bernama) -- Abaxx Technologies Inc (Abaxx), a financial software and market infrastructure company, and Stellar Trading Systems Ltd (Stellar) announced the completion of full connectivity between Stellar’s suite of trading platforms and the Abaxx Exchange.

Malaysia Not Obligated Under ART To Fulfil US$240 Bln In Commercial Commitments Or Invest US$70 Bln In US -- MITI

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 1 (Bernama) -- Malaysia is not obligated to carry out US$240 billion in commercial purchases or US$70 billion in investments in the United States under the Agreement on Reciprocal Trade (ART), said the Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI).

Bursa Malaysia Opens Higher Tracking Wall Street Gains

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 1 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia opened higher on Monday, tracking  Friday’s Wall Street gains as the overall sentiment was bolstered by improving expectations of a Federal Reserve rate cut in December, with many anticipating a further 25-basis-point reduction.

Ringgit Opens Unchanged As Traders Await FOMC Outcome

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 1 (Bernama) -- The ringgit opened unchanged against the US dollar today as traders adopted a wait-and-see stance ahead of the United States (US) Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting next week.

Malaysia's October Exports Due To Winning Multi-Market Strategy -- Economist

By Engku Shariful Azni Engku Ab Latif

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 30 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s record export growth in October, rising 15.7 per cent year-on-year to RM148.32 billion, the highest ever, highlights the success of its geoeconomic hedge strategy, said IPPFA Sdn Bhd director and country economist Mohd Sedek Jantan.

Ringgit Seen To Trade Within RM4.12-RM4.14 Next Week

By Fatin Umairah Abdul Hamid

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 29 (Bernama) -- The ringgit is expected to hold steady within RM4.12 to RM4.14 next week as traders and investors remain cautious ahead of the US Federal Reserve’s (Fed) Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting in December.

Gold Futures Likely To Trade Higher Next Week

By Fatin Umairah Abdul Hamid

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 29 (Bernama) -- The gold futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives is expected to trade higher next week as prevailing data points appear to support the possibility of a US Federal Reserve interest rate cut in December.

Smarter Energy, Better Wellbeing: Time Of Use Scheme Enhances Customer Savings In TNB’s 3Q 2025 Results

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 28 (Bernama) -- Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) today reaffirmed its commitment to national wellbeing by emphasising customer empowerment, community support and long-term energy resilience at the forefront of its priorities. 

Ringgit Ends Firmer Vs Greenback As Expectations Rise For US Interest Rate Cut

By Fatin Umairah Abdul Hamid

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 28 (Bernama) -- The ringgit extended its gains to close marginally higher against the US dollar on Friday on the rising expectations for a cut in US interest rates in December.