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MELAKA, Oct 30 (Bernama) -- The Halal Development Corporation Bhd’s (HDC) World Halal Excellence Awards 2023 (WHEA 2023), now in its 15th year, complements Malaysia’s halal industry ecosystem, and puts it in a strong position to reap the global halal market opportunities, estimated to reach US$5 trillion by 2030.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 30 (Bernama) -- Budget 2025 has brightened the construction sector prospects with a focus on developing quality infrastructure, strengthening strategic investments, and ensuring that all sectors function in an inclusive and sustainable manner.
MELAKA, Oct 29 (Bernama) -- The Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI) is set to ensure that Malaysia’s halal industry and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) benefit from ASEAN’s trade and investment policies as Malaysia assumes the ASEAN chairmanship next year.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 (Bernama) -- The Small Medium Enterprise Development Bank Malaysia Bhd (SME Bank) is aiming for RM10 billion in sustainable financing and RM1 billion in green financing by 2030, as outlined in its Sustainability Roadmap 2.0.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s Budget 2025 reaffirms a commitment towards gradual fiscal consolidation from a high debt level compared with peers, according to Fitch Ratings.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 (Bernama) -- The dividend tax, initially set at five per cent, has been reduced to two per cent after considering appeals, including those from micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 (Bernama) -- Meta Bright Group Bhd's (MBGB) subsidiaries, Expogaya Sdn Bhd (EXPO) and Jesselton Concrete Sdn Bhd (Jesselton Concrete) have secured banking facilities totalling RM43.85 million from Hong Leong Bank Bhd (HLB) to boost the company’s concrete business segment growth.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 27 (Bernama) -- Alliance Bank Malaysia Bhd expects the Budget 2025 to stimulate additional investments in Malaysia and prove the government’s persistent efforts to strengthen the nation’s economic fundamentals.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 26 (Bernama) -- Malaysian companies are urged to explore new business opportunities in Ethiopia, taking advantage of the RM40 million allocation announced recently in the Budget 2025, said the Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI).
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 25 (Bernama) -- The Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI) has formed a Pro Tem Committee to streamline resources and operational frameworks in support of the merger between the Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE) and the Halal Development Corporation (HDC).
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 24 (Bernama) -- Iskandar Malaysia has recorded committed investments of RM40.3 billion from January to September 2024, with realised investments reaching RM22.5 billion, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 24 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s inflation is likely to trend at 2.3 per cent in 2024 and 2.9 per cent in 2025, compared to Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) forecast of between 2 per cent and 3.5 per cent for 2024, Allianz SE chief economist Ludovic Subran said.
