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KUALA LUMPUR, June 11 (Bernama) -- Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) international reserves rose by US$0.9 billion in May 2025, lifted by sustained foreign capital inflows, with ringgit reserves reaching a nine-month high, said Kenanga Investment Bank (IB) Bhd.
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KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 (Bernama-Xinhua) -- Wide-ranging unilateral tariffs imposed by the administration of the US President Donald Trump will cause short-term problems for certain sectors of the export-oriented states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) grouping, but will lose their bite over time considering the resilience of these countries, according to analysts.
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KUALA LUMPUR, May 2 (Bernama) -- CIMB Investment Bank Bhd views the 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs by the United States (US) as a watershed moment for Malaysia to recalibrate its growth strategy through stronger regional integration and domestic economic reforms.
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KUALA LUMPUR, April 24 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s technology (tech) sector should benefit from a surge in rushed orders and the intensified reallocation of manufacturing activities to ASEAN following the United States (US) tariff imposition, said RHB Investment Bank Bhd.
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PUTRAJAYA, April 10 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the 90-day pause of US tariffs on 75 countries, including Malaysia, has offered temporary relief for the country.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 18 (Bernama) -- The International Islamic Liquidity Management Corp (IILM) has completed the reissuance and issuance of an aggregate of US$710 million (US$1=RM4.440) short-term sukuk, spread across two different tenors: one-month and three-month maturities.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 2 (Bernama) -- Maybank Investment Bank Bhd (Maybank IB) expects Brent crude oil prices to be volatile and weaker this year, averaging at US$70 per barrel compared to US$80 per barrel last year.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 3 (Bernama) -- The production of crude oil and condensate totalled 41.8 million barrels in the third quarter of 2024 (3Q 2024), declining by 8.9 per cent compared to the previous year, the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) reported.
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BANGI, Nov 14 (Bernama) -- Projected changes in the United States' (US) trade policy are not expected to significantly impact the country's palm oil sector following Donald Trump's victory in the recent US presidential election, the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) said today.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 (Bernama) -- The 2025 Budget, tabled by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on Oct 18, marked a positive step towards Malaysia’s medium-term goal of narrowing its budget deficit to 3.5 per cent by 2027.