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By Fatin Umairah Abdul Hamid
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 9 (Bernama) -- The crude palm oil (CPO) futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives continued to close lower on Thursday, weighed down by massive losses in palm olein futures contracts on the Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) and soybean oil contracts, said Fastmarkets Palm Oil Analytics senior analyst Sathia Varqa.
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 9 (Bernama) -- The REHDA Institute CEO Series 2025, scheduled for Jan 16, 2025, at Le Méridien Petaling Jaya, is poised to drive Malaysia's real estate sector and economy forward.
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 9 (Bernama) -- ASEAN exchanges should continue developing tools that make it easier for foreign investors to understand and invest in the region despite varying market conditions across countries, said Bursa Malaysia chief executive officer (CEO) Datuk Muhamad Umar Swift.
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 9 (Bernama) -- The global decoupling presents a major disruption but also offers a significant opportunity for ASEAN, positioning it as a key player in a fragmented global economy.
JOHOR BAHRU, Jan 8 (Bernama) -- The Johor government will hold meetings with Qatari government representatives and companies that can potentially boost the economy and attract investments, thus creating more job opportunities in the state.
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 8 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's international reserves were higher year-on-year (y-o-y) at US$116.2 billion (US$1=RM4.48) as at Dec 31, 2024 against US$113.5 billion as at Dec 29, 2023, according to Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM).
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 8 (Bernama) -- Amazon Web Services Inc (AWS), an Amazon.com Inc company, has launched the AWS Asia Pacific (Thailand) Region, providing developers, enterprises, and organisations with enhanced options for running their applications from data centres within Thailand.
ISKANDAR PUTERI, Jan 8 (Bernama) -- The Iskandar Regional Development Authority (IRDA) is ready to play an important role in the success of the high-impact economic initiatives of the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ).
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 8 (Bernama) -- The ringgit opened flat against the US dollar but rose versus other major currencies amid rising greenback demand, following the release of key United States (US) economic data yesterday, said an analyst.
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 7 (Bernama) -- Biocon Biologics is committed to implementing business expansion in Malaysia. Biocon Biologics is a global company with capabilities in the development, manufacturing and commercialisation of high-quality biosimilars.
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 7 (Bernama) -- The signing of the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ) agreements will drive greater economic integration, catalysing growth and promoting greater economic participation between the two countries.
By Nur Fatin Mohmad Kadenen
JOHOR BAHRU, Jan 7 (Bernama) -- The Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ) agreement signed today is expected to be the beginning of a new era of transformation in economic relations between Malaysia and Singapore.
