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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 7 (Bernama) -- Current market assessments place Malaysia’s economic growth in the range of 4.5 to 5.0 per cent in 2026, reflecting strengthening domestic demand and continued investment momentum, in line with expectations from the Finance Ministry and international institutions, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 6 (Bernama) -- WCT Holdings Bhd plans to establish an Islamic notes issuance programme with an aggregate nominal value of up to RM5 billion, comprising senior Islamic medium-term notes and/or subordinated perpetual Islamic notes based on the Shariah principle of Wakalah Bi Al-Istithmar.
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 5 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s property market continues to grow at a steady pace, with the total transaction value expected to exceed RM250 billion this year, said Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming.
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 5 (Bernama) -- FICO has announced its platform is being used by Grab Finance, the financial services arm of Southeast Asia’s superapp Grab, to help transform credit access across the region.
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 4 (Bernama) -- The government’s fiscal deficit calculation should not be questioned as it is reported in line with international standards recognised by global credit rating agencies and multilateral bodies, Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan said.
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 30 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's official reserve assets amounted to US$125.53 billion, while other foreign currency assets stood at US$266.1 million as at end-December 2025.
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 28 (Bernama) -- The global spotlight on sustainable finance is expected to remain strong this year amid the rapid growth of data centres, said Moody’s Ratings.
By Nurunnasihah Ahmad Rashid and Abdul Hamid A Rahman
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 27 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s equity market surged to its strongest level since 2018 on Tuesday, as renewed investor confidence, underpinned by a firmer ringgit and shifting global capital dynamics, prompted a reassessment of the country’s risk profile, say economists.
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 27 (Bernama) -- Clearwater Analytics has introduced embedded agentic artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities within Beacon by CWAN, its enterprise risk and quantitative analytics platform, enabling institutional risk teams to accelerate model validation, exposure analysis, and decision-making.
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 27 (Bernama) -- Outstanding ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ (BNPL) loans in Malaysia stood at RM4.9 billion as at Dec 31, 2025, accounting for 0.3 per cent of the country’s total household debt, Deputy Finance Minister Liew Chin Tong said.
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 26 (Bernama) -- Global credit rating agency, AM Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) and the long-term issuer credit rating of “a-” (Excellent) of Hong Leong Insurance (Asia) Limited (HLIA), maintaining a stable outlook.
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 23 (Bernama) -- AM Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) and the long-term issuer credit rating of “a-” (Excellent) of Malaysian Reinsurance Berhad (Malaysian Re), with a stable outlook of these credit ratings (ratings).
