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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 7 (Bernama) -- Thirty-five young women entrepreneurs from across the 10 ASEAN Member States and Japan convened in Lao PDR on Nov 5 to 6 to discuss challenges and opportunities related to innovation and sustainability in their enterprises.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 7 (Bernama) -- The ringgit opened slightly higher against the greenback, while the US Dollar Index rose to 105.009 points, a 1.5 per cent increase from the previous day’s close.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 6 (Bernama) -- RHB Investment Bank Bhd has maintained Malaysia’s 2025 gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast at 5.0 per cent based on global assumptions for a Goldilocks backdrop following Donald Trump’s victory in the United States (US) presidential elections.
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BARCELONA, Nov 6 (Bernama) -- Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo engaged with representatives from the European Union (EU) to share initiatives concerning Malaysia’s journey to develop digital and smart cities that enhance people’s lives.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 6 (Bernama) -- SME Corporation Malaysia (SME Corp) and Perbadanan Nasional Berhad (Pernas) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Saudi Arabia’s Small and Medium Enterprises General Authority (Monsha’at) at the Biban24 Forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 6 (Bernama) -- The final demo day for the second cohort of the Selangor E-Commerce Xccelerator (ECX) 2024 recognised the top 10 winners at the Selangor Information Technology and Digital Economy Corporation (Sidec).
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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 6 (Bernama) -- Petronas, through Malaysia Petroleum Management (MPM), has partnered with Earth Science Analytics (ESA) and Amazon Web Services (AWS) to leverage advanced artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) technologies to accelerate exploration efforts in the Malay Basin and enhance data capabilities of the Petronas myPROdata platform.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 6 (Bernama) -- Kuala Lumpur plays an important role in the country’s economic growth, recording an export value of RM49.54 billion, an increase of 4.9 per cent in the first nine months of 2024 compared to the same period last year, according to the Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE).
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From NurulJannah Kamaruddin
BARCELONA, Nov 5 (Bernama) -- Malaysia will be the first Southeast Asian country to host the Smart City Expo (SCE) in Kuala Lumpur from Sept 17-19, 2025. It highlights the country’s commitment to innovation and sustainable digital city development while positioning itself as a leading nation in ASEAN.
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By Abdul Hamid A Rahman
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia recouped earlier losses to close higher today as late buying lifted the benchmark index to its intraday high on market expectations that Bank Negara’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) will maintain the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) at its meeting tomorrow.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 30 (Bernama) -- The 11th Annual Meeting of the "Innovation for Cool Earth Forum" (ICEF2024) that took place in Tokyo, Japan, on Oct 9-10, gathered approximately 1,700 participants from 93 countries and regions.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 30 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia ended the morning trade session in the red as investors hesitated to make their move ahead of the United States’ (US) presidential election next week and upcoming data that could influence the US Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision.