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KUALA LUMPUR, May 19 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's Islamic finance assets are projected to grow by 36 per cent by 2028, contributing to the global Islamic finance market, which is expected to reach US$7.5 trillion (US$1 = RM4.29) by then, said Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia Bhd.
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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) -- Trackinsight, a global leader in exchange-traded fund (ETF) research and analytics, has released its Global ETF Survey 2025 Report, highlighting regional analysis covering major developments in Europe, Asia, and North America.
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KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 (Bernama) -- The 100-basis point cut in the Statutory Reserve Requirement (SRR) ratio by Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) last Thursday is intended to give the Monetary Policy Committee some breathing room to assess the impact of the United States (US)-led tariff shock on exports, said Moody’s Analytics.
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By Karina Imran
KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 (Bernama) -- The United States (US)-China agreement to temporarily reduce tariff is broadly positive for the local equity market, as it reduces the risk of a US and global recession and leads to higher net foreign inflows, said CIMB Securities Sdn Bhd.
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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) -- 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) -- Bursa Malaysia rebounded from yesterday’s losses to open higher, boosted by renewed buying interest in selected heavyweights, which is in line with positive momentum on the regional market, an analyst said.
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By Danni Haizal Danial Donald
KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 (Bernama) -- The gold futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives ended its three-day winning streak to close lower on Thursday, tracking the losses in COMEX gold, said an analyst.
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By Danni Haizal Danial Donald
KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 (Bernama) -- The ringgit closed lower against the US dollar on Thursday as confidence in the greenback is deemed to have returned, said an economist.
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KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 (Bernama) -- Following is the transcript of Bernama’s email interview with Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) Governor Datuk Seri Abdul Rasheed Ghaffour on the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) and Statutory Reserve Requirement (SRR).