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By K. Naveen Prabu
KUALA LUMPUR, March 13 (Bernama) -- France is encouraging more of its companies to invest in Malaysia, particularly in sectors such as aeronautics, energy, and critical minerals, including rare earth elements (REE), according to French Ambassador to Malaysia, Marc Abensour.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 12 (Bernama) -- Airlines feel “pretty powerless” at present amid escalating geopolitical tensions and volatile fuel prices, with little visibility on how the unfolding West Asia conflict will affect the aviation industry, said Tony Fernandes.
JOHOR BAHRU, March 11 (Bernama) -- Chinese digital infrastructure and data centre company, ZDATA Group Co Ltd, is developing Malaysia’s first GreenRE Platinum-certified hyperscale data centre in Johor with an investment of about RM8 billion.
By Dr Phar Kim Beng
Few economic indicators shape global stability as decisively as the price of oil.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 10 (Bernama) -- The Dewan Negara has passed the Supplementary Supply Bill (2025) 2026 for the first additional operating expenditure for 2025 amounting to RM8.4 billion.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 (Bernama) -- Malaysia recorded RM426.7 billion in approved investments for 2025, the highest level ever, up 11 per cent from RM384.4 billion in 2024, reflecting continued growth despite a cautious global climate.
PUTRAJAYA, March 5 (Bernama) -- The National Finance Council (NFC) has agreed to increase the grants provided by the federal government to state governments, with the total amount expected to reach RM10.5 billion this year, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 5 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia ended the morning trading session higher ahead of the announcement of Bank Negara Malaysia’s overnight policy rate (OPR), with the market expecting the central bank to maintain its policy rate at 2.75 per cent.
PUTRAJAYA, March 4 (Bernama) -- Transport and food prices are expected to face the earliest and most visible pressure from the escalating geopolitical conflict in the Middle East, with economists warning that a gradual rise in living costs, as higher oil, logistics, and agricultural input costs filter through the economy.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 (Bernama) -- The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) has appointed Kamal Azira Hassan and Adnan Zaylani Mohamad Zahid as its board members for a two-year term, effective Feb 15, 2026.
By Rosemarie Khoo Mohd Sani
KUALA LUMPUR, March 1 (Bernama) -- The Employees Provident Fund’s (EPF) dividend rate of 6.15 per cent for both the conventional and shariah savings accounts, with a total payout of RM79.6 billion for 2025, is respectable and reflective of resilient financial market performance despite global volatility, said economists.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 1 (Bernama) -- Brent crude oil could jump by around US$20 on Monday as risk premiums are rapidly repriced unless clear and credible signals of de-escalation emerge over the weekend following the US-Israel attack on Iran, research and energy intelligence company Rystad Energy said today.
