KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 23 (Bernama) -- CIMB Securities Sdn Bhd expects Malayan Banking Bhd’s (Maybank) core net profit for the fourth quarter of 2025 (4Q 2025) to rise 11.9 per cent year-on-year, driven by a more favourable outlook for non-interest income (NOII).
By Nurunnasihah Ahmad Rashid
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 (Bernama) -- Many Malaysians may be tightening their belts, but when it comes to Hari Raya Aidilfitri, cutting back is often not an option, as households continue to prioritise festive spending despite ongoing cost-of-living pressures.
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 16 (Bernama) -- The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) is expected to deliver a dividend rate of between 6.3 per cent and 6.5 per cent for 2025, said Bank Muamalat Malaysia Bhd chief economist Dr Mohd Afzanizam Abdul Rashid.
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 13 (Bernama) -- Strong domestic demand helped Malaysia outperform expectations, lifting fourth-quarter 2025 GDP to a three-year high of 6.3 per cent and full-year growth to 5.2 per cent, above the government’s forecast, said the Ministry of Finance (MOF).
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 11 (Bernama) -- The government has not chosen the floating price approach as recommended by the World Bank and several economic experts because it is considered to be burdensome for the majority of the people, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 (Bernama) -- Propel Global Bhd has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Sabah Energy Corporation Sdn Bhd and Reservoir Link Energy Bhd to explore the development of a modular gas power plant in Sabah.
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 29 (Bernama) -- The ringgit opened marginally firmer against the US dollar on Thursday, supported by confidence in Malaysia’s economic growth and solid domestic fundamentals, as investors digested the US Federal Reserve (Fed)’s decision to keep interest rates unchanged.
BUKIT MERTAJAM, Jan 24 (Bernama) -- The ringgit’s performance, now among the best in Asia, proves the effectiveness of good governance policies, political stability, and investor confidence in the country’s economic direction.
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 24 (Bernama) -- CIMB Islamic Bank Bhd has committed RM20 million over the next five years to support environmental conservation initiatives through its EcoSave-i programme, Malaysia’s first environmentally focused Islamic savings account.
By Mohd Iswandi Kasan Anuar and Nor Baizura Basri
PUTRAJAYA, Jan 17 (Bernama) -- Despite the view that subsidies are inefficient and prices of basic necessities should be determined by market forces, the MADANI Government has chosen a more realistic approach by providing targeted subsidies to help households cope with cost-of-living pressures.
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- Public Mutual, a wholly owned subsidiary of Public Bank, has declared distributions amounting to more than RM128 million for nine funds for the financial year ended Dec 31, 2025.
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 25 (Bernama) -- The revised gas facility base tariff for the Third Regulatory Period (RP3) from January 2026 to December 2028 does not translate into a higher overall gas price for end-users in the near term, says the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturing (FMM).
