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KUALA LUMPUR, June 11 (Bernama) -- The government’s initiative to roll out B15 biodiesel blends makes strategic sense as a cheaper feedstock can dampen domestic inflation and reduce fiscal costs, said CGS International Securities Malaysia Sdn Bhd.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 11 (Bernama) -- Government measures to safeguard fuel and supply chains could support production activities in the near term, said Apex Securities Bhd.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 11 (Bernama) -- Wastech Group Sdn Bhd is positioning Malaysia as a regional hub for advanced fertiliser technology through plans to establish a controlled-release fertiliser coating plant and expand its crop-specific blending capabilities.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 10 (Bernama) -- Resilient domestic demand and still-contained underlying inflation should allow Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) to keep the overnight policy rate (OPR) at 2.75 per cent throughout 2026, said Kenanga Investment Bank Bhd (Kenanga IB).
KUALA LUMPUR, June 5 (Bernama) -- The increase in the biodiesel mandate from B10 (10 per cent palm-oil-based biodiesel) to B15 will reduce the country’s reliance on export markets, said Federal Land Development Authority (Felda) chairman Datuk Seri Ahmad Shabery Cheek.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 4 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s demographic shift towards an ageing society is accelerating faster than previously anticipated.
By Anas Abu Hassan
SINGAPORE, June 2 (Bernama) -- The ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) has revised its inflation projection for ASEAN+3 to 1.8 per cent from 1.4 per cent in 2026, while maintaining growth estimation at 4.0 per cent.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 28 (Bernama) -- The West Asia conflict dragged down total air passenger demand, measured in revenue passenger kilometres (RPK), by 3.4 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) in April 2026, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
KUALA LUMPUR, May 21 (Bernama) -- KPJ Healthcare Bhd’s net profit for the first quarter (1Q) ended March 31, 2026, rose to RM69.6 million from RM57.1 million in the same quarter a year ago.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 18 (Bernama) -- Public Investment Bank Bhd (PIVB) has maintained its 2026 gross domestic product growth forecast at 4.6 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y), with domestic demand still anchoring the expansion.
By Durratul Ain Ahmad Fuad
KUALA LUMPUR, May 18 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia opened higher today following Malaysia’s stronger-than-expected first quarter of 2026 (1Q 2026) gross domestic product (GDP) which expanded by 5.4 per cent, surpassing the advance estimate of 5.3 per cent.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia is expected to trade with a mild upside bias next week as investors continue assessing a complex mix of external geopolitical developments, resilient domestic macroeconomic conditions and critical earnings catalysts from the US technology sector.
