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KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s official reserve assets amounted to US$119.59 billion (US$1= RM4.21) as of end-May 2025, while other foreign currency assets stood at US$955.2 million, according to Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM).
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KUALA LUMPUR, June 17 (Bernama) -- A new report conducted by Xceptor in partnership with Crisil Coalition Greenwich has unveiled how firms across the capital markets landscape are rethinking their operational strategies in response to growing complexity, rising trade volumes, and evolving regulatory demands.
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KUALA LUMPUR, June 12 (Bernama) -- Unipart, the supply chain performance improvement partner, has secured a three-year contract with Scania for its aftermarket logistics in China, managed from a newly launched site in Kunshan.
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KUALA LUMPUR, June 9 (Bernama) -- The Ministry of Finance has issued a statement on the implementation of revised Sales Tax (ST) rates and expanded scope of the Service Tax effective July 1, 2025. The aim is to strengthen the country’s fiscal position by increasing revenue and broadening the tax base.
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KUALA LUMPUR, June 4 (Bernama) -- The stable outlook on South Korea’s non-life insurance segment has been maintained by AM Best, noting a continued refinement of the country’s domestic solvency standards that have helped strengthen insurers’ capital management.
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KUALA LUMPUR, June 3 (Bernama) -- India has cut the basic import duty on crude edible oils to 10 per cent from 20 per cent, effective May 31, and applies to crude palm oil (CPO), crude soybean oil, and crude sunflower oil.
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KUALA LUMPUR, May 30 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's international reserve assets amounted to US$118.70 billion (US$1= RM4.21) as of end-April, 2025, while other foreign currency assets stood at US$1.75 billion, according to Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM).
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KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s semiconductor and electrical and electronics (E&E) companies will not be able to absorb the United States’ (US) tariff implications or maintain prices for US customers, according to the Malaysia Semiconductor Industry Association (MSIA).
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KUALA LUMPUR, May 15 (Bernama) -- Global credit rating agency, AM Best has maintained its stable outlook for the Philippine non-life insurance market, citing robust growth prospects, stabilised reinsurance capacity, and a favourable economic environment as key supporting factors.
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KUALA LUMPUR, May 14 (Bernama) -- Global credit rating agency, AM Best has maintained a stable outlook on Japan’s non-life insurance industry, supported by improved profitability in the fire insurance segment and tighter regulatory oversight aimed at driving market reforms.
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KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 (Bernama) -- The International Islamic Liquidity Management Corporation (IILM) has completed the reissuance of an aggregate US$1.24 billion (US$1=RM4.318) short-term sukuk across tenors of one, three, six, and 12 months, respectively.
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KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 (Bernama) -- OM Holdings Ltd’s (OMH) wholly owned subsidiary OMH (Mauritius) Corp (OM Mauritius) has entered into a conditional binding agreement with Exxaro Resources Ltd to sell its entire 26 per cent interest in Ntsimbintle Mining Proprietary Ltd (NMPL) for about US$101.4 million (US$1=RM4.32).