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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- The BioInnovation Launchpad 2025 programme under BioXceed 2025 is expected to produce at least 10 high-potential bio-entrepreneurs capable of achieving Bio-based Accelerator (BBA) or BioNexus status, further strengthening the national biotechnology ecosystem by 2030.
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 8 (Bernama) -- Plantation and Commodities Minister Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani has hinted that Budget 2026 will prioritise efforts to reduce the country's fiscal deficit.
By Nurunnasihah Ahmad Rashid
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 8 (Bernama) -- The government is expected to table an expansionary Budget 2026, with the fiscal deficit projected at around 3.6 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP), compared with an estimated 3.8 per cent this year, according to an economist.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 6 (Bernama) -- With the 2025 budget deficit on track to meet the target of 3.8 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP), Budget 2026 is expected to continue fiscal consolidation, aiming to narrow the deficit to 3.6 per cent of GDP, Maybank Investment Bank (Maybank IB) said today.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 5 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s cumulative fiscal deficit narrowed by 10.6 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) to RM49.4 billion as of August 2025, keeping the government on track to meet its full-year target of RM80 billion or 3.8 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP).
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 1 (Bernama) -- Malaysia has to be realistic in navigating the current global economic landscape, given its position as a highly open economy with strong ties to both the United States (US) and China, said Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 1 (Bernama) -- The seasonally adjusted S&P Global Malaysia Manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) edged down to 49.8 in September from 49.9 in August, to signal broadly unchanged operating conditions.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 1 (Bernama) -- The BUDI95 petrol subsidy initiative strengthens income distribution and could improve fairness in how national resources are shared by five to 10 per cent, in line with ASEAN peers, an economist said.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Budget 2026 will serve as a fiscal and policy anchor to navigate near-term challenges, while laying the groundwork for sustainable and inclusive development, according to RHB Investment Bank Bhd (RHB IB).
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 26 (Bernama) -- Ongoing negotiations for the ASEAN-Canada Free Trade Agreement (FTA), set to be finalised by next year, are expected to strengthen business and investment relations, supporting both sides’ goals of economic growth and trade diversification.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 26 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia opened weaker on Friday, tracking Wall Street’s decline, as valuation concerns outweighed strong economic data despite the United States (US) gross domestic product growth hitting a two-year high.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 26 (Bernama) -- The ringgit eased against the US dollar on Friday as the greenback gained momentum following stronger United States (US) economic data.
