KUCHING, June 23 (Bernama) -- Affin Bank Bhd is well-positioned to catalyse the growth of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Sarawak by offering targeted financing, digital transformation support, and non-financial capacity building aligned with the state’s strategic economic sectors.
By Siti Noor Afera Abu
KUALA LUMPUR, June 22 (Bernama) -- Economists are maintaining a cautious stance on Malaysia’s trade outlook this year due to persistent global tariff uncertainty, which is expected to weigh on the country’s trade and manufacturing performance.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 18 (Bernama) -- The World Economic Forum (WEF) 2025 Energy Transition Index showed the fastest progress since pre-COVID-19, with 65 per cent of surveyed countries improving and 28 per cent advancing across all core dimensions of energy system performance -- security, sustainability and equity.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 17 (Bernama) – Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) has welcomed the rationalisation of petrol subsidies, noting that such subsidies are unsustainable, said Petronas president and group chief executive officer Tan Sri Tengku Muhammad Taufik Tengku Aziz.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 16 (Bernama) -- National utility company Tenaga Nasional Bhd has committed RM43 billion to upgrade the national grid infrastructure, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 16 -- The Israel-Iran conflict will not necessarily hurt the oil industry or price mechanisms of the commodity, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 15 (Bernama) – The “Energy Asia 2025” conference, themed “Delivering Asia’s Energy Transition”, from June 16 to 18, will be an opportune moment for Malaysia and the region to take stock of progress made towards energy transition objectives and reinforce national commitments to achieving net-zero goals.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 10 (Bernama) -- Maybank Investment Bank Bhd expects catalysts, such as asset recycling and new acquisitions, to support the Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) sector in the second half of 2025 (2H 2025), as management across the sector maintains a cautiously optimistic outlook.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 5 (Bernama) -- Malaysia is increasingly recognised as a key beneficiary of the global real estate transformation, as multinational corporations seek to align their real estate portfolios with operational resilience, sustainability and future-ready workspaces.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 4 (Bernama) -- Unison Technology & Manufacturing (M) PLT is introducing modular hive systems and training initiatives to strengthen stingless bee farming and rural livelihoods in Malaysia in line with the country’s participation in Expo 2025 Osaka.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 2 (Bernama) -- ASEAN currencies are expected to appreciate further this year as global investors diversify away from heavy US exposures, said Maybank Investment Bank Bhd (Maybank IB) today.
From Karina Imran
OSAKA, May 31 (Bernama) -- Sarawak is stepping up a plan to integrate Borneo into the ASEAN Power Grid (APG), underlining its commitment to regional energy cooperation, said Sarawak Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan.
