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KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 10 (Bernama) -- The government has approved five investment projects involving Indian companies in Malaysia, worth RM23.85 million, for the first nine months of 2025, said Deputy Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry Liew Chin Tong.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 25 (Bernama) -- The Federal Land Development Authority (Felda) has issued government-guaranteed sukuk amounting to RM3.72 billion, and government-guarantee revolving credit-i (GGRC-i) totalling RM5.2 billion as of Sept 30, 2025.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4 (Bernama) -- Higher palm product prices and seasonally stronger fresh fruit bunch (FFB) output are expected to lift most planters’ upstream earnings in the upcoming results season starting Nov 5, particularly on a quarter-on-quarter basis, said Hong Leong Investment Bank (HLIB).
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By Nurul Hanis Izmir
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 27 (Bernama) -- Malaysia is set to benefit from the United States’ (US) decision to lower tariffs to below 19 per cent on 1,711 Malaysian export products, including palm oil and cocoa products -- a move which is expected to enhance the price competitiveness of Malaysian goods in the US market.
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By Danni Haizal Danial Donald
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 4 (Bernama) -- The palm oil industry has called for more targeted incentives and policy support under Budget 2026 to enhance export competitiveness, boost yields and productivity, and strengthen sustainability, according to the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB).
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KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 26 (Bernama) -- The Ministry of Plantation and Commodities (KPK) is submitting a request to the Ministry of Finance (MOF) for crude palm kernel oil (CPKO) and palm kernel olein to be exempted from the Sales and Services Tax (SST), both of which currently taxed at a rate of five per cent.
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KUALA LUMPUR, July 30 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s palm oil exports to the United States (US) increased by 51.8 per cent to 93,000 metric tonnes from January to May 2025, compared to 61,000 metric tonnes during the same period last year.
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KUALA LUMPUR, July 25 (Bernama) -- Public Investment Bank Bhd has maintained a neutral outlook on the plantation sector, with crude palm oil (CPO) prices projected to remain stable in the second half of 2025 (2H 2025), trading within the RM4,000 to RM4,300 per tonne range.
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KUALA LUMPUR, July 10 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s palm oil exports eased by 10.52 per cent month-on-month (m-o-m) to 1.26 million tonnes in June from 1.41 million tonnes in May, according to the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB).
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PETALING JAYA, July 8 (Bernama) -- The United States’ (US) move to impose a higher tariff of 25 per cent on Malaysia means that American importers of Malaysian palm oil products will have to bear the extra cost, according to Plantation and Commodities Minister Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani.
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PETALING JAYA, July 8 (Bernama) -- Malaysian palm oil products are experiencing rising demand for industrial applications, particularly in food processing from the Sub-Saharan African region, said Plantation and Commodities Minister Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani.
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From D.Arul Rajoo
ROME, July 3 (Bernama) -- Potential investments worth RM8.13 billion have been achieved through the Malaysia-Italy economic cooperation roundtable meeting and meetings with companies here, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.