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KUALA LUMPUR, May 12 (Bernama) -- Malaysia can have greater access to more advanced semiconductor chips following Washington’s move to rescind curbs on chip exports, a move that can propel it to move beyond its current strength in midstream packaging and testing into higher-value upstream chip design.
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By Harizah Hanim Mohamed
KUALA LUMPUR, May 11 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s maritime sector, including its ports, is not immune to the fallout from the tariff war, which can potentially deal a death blow to small companies if the cost of shipping cargo increases exorbitantly.
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KUALA LUMPUR, May 9 (Bernama) -- The Taiwan dollar’s rapid appreciation against the United States (US) dollar in recent days has raised foreign exchange (FX) risk concerns for the country’s life insurers, according to a new commentary from AM Best.
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KUALA LUMPUR, May 9 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the presence of the International Economic Senate (IWS) and the World Economic Council delegation opens up opportunities for investment expansion, especially involving German companies in Malaysia.
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By Fatin Umairah Abdul Hamid
KUALA LUMPUR, May 9 (Bernama) -- US President Donald Trump's plan to rescind the Biden-era artificial intelligence (AI) chip export rule presents opportunities for Malaysia to expand its AI chip industry and booming data centre sector.
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KUALA LUMPUR, May 9 (Bernama) -- Vista Equity Partners (Vista) has launched VistaOne (Lux) (VistaOne), an open-ended investment vehicle that provides eligible non-United States (US) individual investors access to Vista’s private equity platform in a single, scaled solution.
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KUALA LUMPUR, May 9 (Bernama) -- Aerospace engineering company AIROD Sdn Bhd has signed a joint venture agreement with Satys Aircraft Painting to boost the capabilities of Malaysia’s aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) sector, particularly in exterior finishing and aircraft painting.
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MIRI, May 9 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Palm Oil Green Conservation Foundation (MPOGCF) and Sarawak Oil Palms Bhd (SOP) have formalised a landmark partnership with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), marking a significant step forward in the integration of biodiversity conservation within Malaysia’s oil palm sector.
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KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 (Bernama) -- Malaysian workers and business leaders are increasingly aligned in adopting artificial intelligence (AI)-powered tools, also known as intelligent agents, to enhance productivity and manage rising workloads, according to Microsoft’s 2025 Work Trend Index.
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MELAKA, May 8 (Bernama) -- The Melaka state government has entered into a collaboration with the World Economic Council (WEC) to attract more investors to the German Technology Park (GTP).
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KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) has hosted Data Centre Nexus 2025, bringing together 400 stakeholders from across the digital ecosystem to reimagine Malaysia’s role in the global data economy.
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KUALA LUMPUR, May 7 (Bernama) -- Although the overnight policy rate (OPR) is expected by many to stay at 3.0 per cent, some economists see a possible 25 basis points (bps) cut by Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) as pre-emptive support against the potential downside risks of the American tariffs.