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SINGAPORE, Nov 6 (Bernama) -- The digital payment ecosystem in Southeast Asia is advancing rapidly, incorporating game-changing innovative approaches and creating unprecedented opportunities for both consumers and merchants, said international digital services company Ant International.
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BARCELONA, Nov 6 (Bernama) -- Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo engaged with representatives from the European Union (EU) to share initiatives concerning Malaysia’s journey to develop digital and smart cities that enhance people’s lives.
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BARCELONA, Nov 6 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's Smart City Framework, which aims to bring local cities up to global smart city standards, is generating impactful results, as evidenced by Kuala Lumpur's impressive leap of 16 spots in the latest Institute for Management Development (IMD) Smart City Index.
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From NurulJannah Kamaruddin
BARCELONA, Nov 5 (Bernama) -- Malaysia will be the first Southeast Asian country to host the Smart City Expo (SCE) in Kuala Lumpur from Sept 17-19, 2025. It highlights the country’s commitment to innovation and sustainable digital city development while positioning itself as a leading nation in ASEAN.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 (Bernama) -- Funding Societies, Southeast Asia’s largest digital finance platform for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), has secured a third credit facility with HSBC under its ASEAN Growth Fund, raising its total credit facilities from HSBC to over US$100 million (RM436 million).
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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 (Bernama) -- The comprehensive lifestyle trend retail brand under KK Group, KKV, makes significant strides in the Malaysian market this year, driven by its strong consumer reputation and impressive market performance.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 (Bernama) -- Global technology company, HCLTech announced the creation of a new Singapore-based artificial intelligence (AI)/Cloud Native Lab, its fifth lab in its global network, which is expected to open in 2025.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 1 (Bernama) -- Khazanah Nasional Bhd and Permodalan Nasional Bhd (PNB) have issued separate statements on their RM43.9 million losses after selling their stakes in e-commerce platform Fashion Valet Sdn Bhd for RM3.1 million.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 1 (Bernama) -- Economic ties between Sweden and Malaysia have flourished over the years, with Swedish foreign direct investment (FDI) in Malaysia soaring to US$1.43 billion (US$1=RM4.37) to date from US$113 million in 2014.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 (Bernama) -- International real estate technology group Juwai IQI said that Chinese capital is moving away from the Group of Seven (G7) economies and coming back to Asia, especially Southeast Asia, where Malaysia and its neighbours are some of the biggest beneficiaries of the Chinese pivot to Asia.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s inclusion as a partner country in the BRICS alliance could facilitate stronger economic ties with countries like China and India, both of which are already major trading partners.
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SEPANG, Oct 28 (Bernama) -- DHL Express has increased its investment in Malaysia with the launch of its new RM300 million Kuala Lumpur Gateway facility -- its largest local investment to-date.