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KUALA LUMPUR, March 7 (Bernama) -- Global credit rating agency, AM Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) and the long-term issuer credit rating of “a-” (Excellent) of New Zealand’s Fidelity Life Assurance Company Limited (Fidelity Life Assurance).
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 7 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia remained lower at midday on selling pressure in selected utilities, plantation, telecommunications, and media stocks.
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 7 (Bernama) -- Malaysian banks will likely see moderate profit growth this year, underpinned by steady loan expansion and still-benign loan provisioning expenses.
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By Harizah Hanim Mohamed
KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 (Bernama) -- Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) decision to maintain the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) at 3.00 per cent reflected a strategic calibration of monetary policy that allows the central bank flexibility amid evolving global and domestic economic conditions.
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 (Bernama) -- The following is an interview with Bank Negara Malaysia Governor Datuk Seri Abdul Rasheed Ghaffour following March’s Monetary Policy Committee meeting:
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 (Bernama) -- Jiangsu Province has achieved a 5.8 per cent growth in its gross domestic product (GDP) in 2024, surpassing the national average by 0.8 percentage points.
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By Anas Abu Hassan
KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 (Bernama) -- Bank Negara Malaysia is expected to keep the overnight policy rate (OPR) at 3.00 per cent during its Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting today, amid a stable interest rate environment, economists said.
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 5 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia maintained its uptrend momentum at midday, boosted by bargain hunting in the domestic market, with continued buying activities in selected heavyweights, led by the financial services, utilities and industrial and product services sectors.
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 (Bernama) -- Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz has said that the summit that ASEAN plans to hold with the United States (US) is currently in the planning stages.
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia stayed in the red at midday as investors braced for an impending escalation in the global trade war, following the United States’ (US) confirmation of its tariff imposition on Mexico, Canada and China, effective today.
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 (Bernama) -- The ringgit kicked off the day by opening higher against the US dollar on Tuesday amid traders awaiting details of the United States (US) tariff implementation, an analyst said.
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 3 (Bernama) -- The government will place greater emphasis on promoting Malaysia as a safe investment destination, based on political and economic stability, pro-business policies, and its strategic location in Southeast Asia, said the Ministry of Investment, Trade, and Industry (MITI).