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By Durratul Ain Ahmad Fuad
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 19 (Bernama) -- The Madani government's fiscal discipline has successfully reduced the fiscal deficit from 5.5 per cent in 2022 to 4.1 per cent in 2024, demonstrating a strong recovery in debt reduction and boosting global investor confidence, said an economist.
By Harizah Hanim Mohamed
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 19 (Bernama) -- Malaysia should spearhead sustainable or green shipping initiatives within ASEAN, such as expanding access to regional financing schemes and promoting cooperation in carving out low-carbon shipping routes.
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 18 (Bernama) -- The transformation efforts of Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) are expected to bear fruit, attracting more airlines and passengers and boosting the country's economic growth while providing returns to the government, according to the Ministry of Finance (MOF).
KOTA KINABALU, Feb 18 (Bernama) -- The construction of the petroleum storage and refining plant at the Sipitang Oil and Gas Industrial Park (SOGIP) is expected to begin this April, said Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor.
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 18 (Bernama) -- Motorola Solutions has been granted a 10-year contract valued at AUD$500 million (approximately US$330 million) from the Victorian government to maintain and enhance the Metropolitan Mobile Radio network (MMR) relied upon by the state’s emergency services. (US$1=RM4.42)
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 18 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) will support Malaysia to achieve or surpass the 25.5 per cent digital economy contribution to gross domestic product (GDP) by the end of 2025, said its chief executive officer (CEO) Anuar Fariz Fadzil.
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 18 (Bernama) -- Malaysia should implement a comprehensive strategy to attract semiconductor and high-tech industries to the country, according to RHB Investment Bank Bhd (RHB IB).
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 17 (Bernama) -- Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM), Bank Indonesia (BI) and the Bank of Thailand (BOT) today announced the adoption of a harmonised Local Currency Transaction Framework Operational Guidelines (LCTF OG) and the expansion of eligible cross-border transactions under the framework.
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 17 (Bernama) – Member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) must prioritise the bloc’s collective over any members’ ties to any superpower or alternative grouping, said Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.
PUTRAJAYA, Feb 17 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Indian Transformation Unit (MITRA), in collaboration with Bursa Malaysia Bhd, is organising the 2024/2025 Investment and Shares Carnival Programme as an initiative to increase the equity holdings among the Indian community through stock investment.
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 17 (Bernama) -- The Federal government and the Sarawak state government have accepted Sarawak’s oil industry aspirations as embodied under the Distribution of Gas Ordinance 2016 (Amendment) (DGO), said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today.
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 17 (Bernama) -- Malaysia and ASEAN's relationship with China should continue to be built on mutual respect and trust, particularly when it comes to driving high-value industries, fostering innovation, and promoting sustainable development, said Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.
