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Household Spending To Grow By 5 Pct  Y-o-y Over 2025 To RM952.6 Billion - BMI

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 18 (Bernama) -- BMI, a unit of Fitch Solutions, has forecast household spending to grow by 5 per cent year-on-year in 2025, in real terms, to a value of RM952.6 billion.

Strong China-Malaysia Ties Key Factor In Driving Investments: Analysts

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 17 (Bernama-Xinhua) -- Longstanding and stable relations with China are a key consideration for investors seeking to expand into Southeast Asia, with the strength of China-Malaysia ties making Malaysia a top destination for Chinese enterprises, analysts said on Thursday.

Budget 2025: Call For Government To Address Labour Shortage In Automotive, EV Technology

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 16 (Bernama) -- Additional funding should be allocated to the Ministry of Transport (MOT) in the upcoming Budget 2025 for electric vehicle (EV) skills training to attract interest and address the current workforce shortage in the automotive sector, particularly in EV technology.

MSPO Certification: A Step Towards Sustainability, Impact And Challenges For Smallholders

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 16 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) certification scheme has been introduced as an effort to enhance the sustainability of the palm oil industry in Malaysia, but its implementation has also presented various impacts and challenges, especially for smallholders.

Ringgit Ends Lower Amid Expectation Of Smaller US Rate Cut, Sharp Fall In Oil Price

By Abdul Hamid A Rahman

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 (Bernama) -- The ringgit depreciated against the US dollar at the close on Tuesday amid a sharp fall in the price of oil and on continued expectations of a smaller cut in US interest rates going forward.

Skills-related Underemployment Shows Declining Trend

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 (Bernama) -- The skills-related underemployment (SRU) rate has continued to fall in line with improvements in the country's education level, said Deputy Economy Minister Datuk Hanifah Hajar Taib.

Melaka Targets 70 Pct GTP Area To Be Filled With Investors Within Two Years

MELAKA, Oct 15 (Bernama) -- The Melaka government is aiming for approximately 70 per cent of the 186-hectare German Technology Park (GTP) currently under construction in Ayer Keroh, to be filled by investors within two years.

ICT And E-Commerce Contribute RM427.7 Bln To GDP In 2023 - DoSM

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 (Bernama) -- The Information and Communication Technology (ICT) industry, including e-commerce, has generated a total of RM427.7 billion to Malaysia’s gross domestic product (GDP) in 2023 compared to RM411.6 billion in 2022, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DoSM). 

 

Sarawak Aims To Take Harvesting Innovation 'Lipan’ And ‘Kerbau’ To Global Level

KUCHING, Oct 14 (Bernama) -- Sarawak would like to promote two palm fruit harvesting machines produced by Sarawak Plantation Bhd (SPB) globally.

Mavenir Snags Most Innovative Cloud Product At Network X Awards

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 14 (Bernama) -- Mavenir, a pioneer in cloud-native network infrastructure, has been recognised as a global leader in telecom innovation, winning the esteemed 2024 Network X Award for Most Innovative Cloud Product.

Ringgit Rebounds To End Firmer Against US Dollar

By Anas Abu Hassan

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 11 (Bernama) -- The ringgit rebounded against the US dollar to end marginally higher today, as the greenback retreated after key United States (US) inflation data came in above expectations.

Global Rate Cuts Signal Policy Shifts, But Malaysia Takes A Measured Approach

KUALA LUMPUR, 11 Oct (Bernama) -- The rate cuts in several countries worldwide reflect a global shift in monetary policy towards easing, driven by differing domestic economic conditions, said an analyst.