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KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 11 (Bernama) -- The Financial Action Task Force’s move to upgrade Malaysia’s status to “Regular Follow-Up” status, the highest category under the mutual evaluation process, reflects a whole-of-nation commitment and efforts, Bank Negara Malaysia Governor Datuk Seri Abdul Rasheed Ghaffour said today.
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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) -- Abu Dhabi has unveiled the FinTech, Insurance, Digital and Alternative Assets (FIDA) cluster, a major new initiative aimed at accelerating next-generation financial innovation and strengthening the emirate’s role as a global capital hub.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 11 (Bernama) -- Minister of Plantation and Commodities Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani said the palm oil sector is well-positioned to participate in the carbon market, having already embedded sustainability and circular-economy practices across its value chain.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 11 (Bernama) -- The Federation of Malaysian Manufacturing (FMM) welcomed the government’s decision to remove the financial penalty clause from the Employment Insurance System (EIS) Amendment Bill 2025.
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By Fatin Umairah Abdul Hamid
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 11 (Bernama) -- The full rollout of all five licensed digital banks in 2025 has reshaped Malaysia’s digital finance landscape, signalling a decisive shift toward a more inclusive and technology-enabled financial ecosystem.
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IPOH, Dec 10 (Bernama) -- Perak has already established a substantial renewable energy (RE) base and possesses clear potential for further expansion, said Sustainable Energy Development Authority (SEDA) chief executive officer Datuk Hamzah Hussin.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 10 (Bernama) -- Malaysia and Russia are exploring new avenues of cooperation in the peaceful use of nuclear energy as Putrajaya finalises its National Atomic Energy Programme.
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LABUAN, Dec 10 (Bernama) -- Labuan Financial Services Authority (Labuan FSA) has issued a Guidance Note on Maqasid al-Shariah for the Labuan International Business and Financial Centre (Labuan IBFC).
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KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 10 (Bernama) -- The government is confident that the country’s economic growth will reach the upper end of its targeted range, namely 4.8 per cent for 2025.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 10 (Bernama) -- Equativ, an independent media platform, announced the global launch of its Media Planning Agent, an artificial intelligence (AI) co-planner embedded directly into the Maestro by Equativ platform.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 10 (Bernama) -- Virtue Trustee Bhd (VTB) has launched a comprehensive suite of trustee, Islamic trust, and legacy-planning solutions, aimed at providing professional, secure and transparent wealth protection for all Malaysians, fully aligned with the national MADANI framework’s core values.