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KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 9 (Bernama) -- The Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI) is finalising the New Customised Incentive Mechanism (NCM), aimed at providing a more transparent and attractive tax and incentive structure to strengthen Malaysia’s automotive industry.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 9 (Bernama) -- The government has developed a strategy to ensure that US retaliatory tariffs on Malaysia will not jeopardise foreign direct investment (FDI) and to minimise any impact on the national economy, said the Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI).
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KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 9 (Bernama) -- ASEAN’s significant dependency on exports, especially in Malaysia and Singapore, presents challenges as China’s economic slowdown begins to impact regional growth prospects, said an economist.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 9 (Bernama) -- As ASEAN chair 2025, Malaysia sees the hosting of the 45th ASEAN Railways Chief Executive Officers Conference (ARCEOs) as a meaningful extension of the nation's chairmanship agenda.
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BEIJING, Sept 9 (Bernama-VNA) -- Trade between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China reached US$597 billion in the first seven months of this year, up 8.2 per cent year-on-year and accounting for 16.7 per cent of China’s total foreign trade during the period, according to the Chinese Commerce Ministry.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 8 (Bernama) -- Malaysia has at least 4,100 electric vehicle (EV) charging points nationwide to cater to the growing demand for EVs, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 8 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s average liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) demand growth rate is projected to slow to 0.8 per cent annually between 2025 and 2034, said BMI, a Fitch Solutions company.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 5 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's construction industry is expected to grow 9.6 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) in 2025, driven by the building sector, said BMI, a Fitch Solutions company.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 4 (Bernama) -- AmanahRaya Trustees Bhd (ART), a wholly owned subsidiary of Amanah Raya Bhd, has signed a memorandum of understanding with CoKeeps Sdn Bhd to explore the establishment of Digital Asset Custodian (DAC) services.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 4 (Bernama) -- The Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia (ACCCIM) has called for targeted tax measures in Budget 2026, including corporate income tax rebates for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and a higher chargeable income threshold of RM1 million for the SME preferential 15 per cent rate.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 4 (Bernama) -- Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) is expected to keep the overnight policy rate (OPR) at 2.75 per cent through the remainder of 2025, assuming that Malaysia's economic growth stays within the official 4.0-4.8 per cent range and inflation remains contained, said an investment bank.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 4 (Bernama) -- PBA Holdings Bhd's unit Perbadanan Bekalan Air Pulau Pinang Sdn Bhd (PBAPP) has successfully issued its inaugural sustainability sukuk wakalah in aggregate of RM300 million in nominal value under its sukuk wakalah programme.