Seize EM Opportunity With Reforms, Investment Push - Maybank IB

KUALA LUMPUR, March 25 (Bernama) -- Malaysia should seize the opportunity to differentiate itself positively in political and policy stability among emerging markets (EMs) by accelerating foreign and domestic direct investment, leveraging a broadly favourable global backdrop.  

Puspakom Embraces Competition To Drive Innovation, Enhance Road Safety

SHAH ALAM, March 24 (Bernama) -- The Computerised Vehicle Inspection Centre (Puspakom) is ready to share its expertise and compete with the three companies appointed by the Ministry of Transport to carry out  Motor Vehicle Inspection Centre (PPKM) services by 2027.

Borong Ranks Second Fastest-Growing Company In Asia Pacific By Financial Times

KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 (Bernama) -- Borong, a local business-to-business technology e-procurement and e-marketplace company, has been ranked the second fastest-growing company in the Asia-Pacific region in the Financial Times High-Growth Companies Asia-Pacific 2025 list.

Banks' Capital Buffers Strong Enough To Absorb Business Credit Losses – BNM

KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 (Bernama) -- Stress tests conducted by Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) affirmed that banks’ capital buffers are sufficient to absorb a potential increase in credit losses from the business sector under adverse stress scenarios.

Bank Deposits Growth Slows To 3 Percent In 2H 2024 On Rising Costs, Debt Repayment - BNM

KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 (Bernama) -- Banking system deposits grew at a slower pace of three per cent in the second half of 2024 (2H 2024), driven by the slower growth of deposits from resident businesses, partly due to higher costs and debt repayment.

Current Account To Stay Resilient, Driven By Strong Manufacturing Exports - BNM

KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 (Bernama) -- Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) expects the country’s current account to remain resilient over the medium term, supported by robust manufacturing exports.

Conflicting Views On Where CPO Futures Are Headed Next Week

By Engku Shariful Azni Engku Ab Latif

KUALA LUMPUR, March 22 (Bernama) -- Opinions are divided on the outlook for the crude palm oil (CPO) futures contract next week, with the ongoing trade war and weaker output forecast being cited to support the differing views.

CCOB Aims To Have Consumer Credit Bill 2025 Gazetted By Year-end

By Zairina Zainudin

KUALA LUMPUR, March 21 (Bernama) -- The Consumer Credit Oversight Board (CCOB) task force aims to have the Consumer Credit Bill 2025 gazetted by the end of this year, said Bank Negara Malaysia Assistant Governor Abu Hassan Alshari Yahaya.

ASEAN, Including Malaysia, Benefits From China's Supply Chain Diversification - Moody's

KUALA LUMPUR, March 21 (Bernama) -- ASEAN economies, particularly Vietnam, Malaysia, and India, have benefited from China's supply chain diversification, primarily in textiles and electronics, according to Moody's Ratings.

Xenco Medical Named Among Fast Company's 2025 World’s Most Innovative Companies

KUALA LUMPUR, March 21 (Bernama) -- Xenco Medical has been recognised once again as one of the World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2025 by Fast Company Magazine.

mimik, SAT Unveil Groundbreaking Service To Transform Driver, Crew Safety

KUALA LUMPUR, March 21 (Bernama) -- Pioneer in Device-First Hybrid Edge Cloud (DF-HEC) and Device-First Continuum AI (DFC-AI), mimik has joined forces with Sleep Advice Technologies (SAT) to launch Fatigue-as-a-Service (FaaS), a breakthrough solution to enhance driver and crew safety, operational resilience, and regulatory compliance.

US Emerges As Malaysia’s Largest Export Market; Local Firms Encouraged To Invest Stateside

KUALA LUMPUR, March 20 (Bernama) -- The United States (US) has become Malaysia’s largest export market, overtaking China in terms of export volume, according to Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.