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KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 (Bernama) -- Energy security will remain paramount as the global energy system comes under increasing strain from escalating geopolitical tensions in West Asia, Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) said today.
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 (Bernama) -- Persona AI, an emerging leader in embodied artificial intelligence (AI), announced the appointment of Brian Davis as Head of Global Manufacturing.
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 (Bernama) -- Mavenir, the software company building artificial intelligence (AI)-by-design mobile networks, has won the President’s Award for Outstanding Innovation at the 2026 Satellite Mobile Innovation Awards organised by the Mobile Satellite Users Association (MSUA).
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 (Bernama) -- Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has set several priorities this year, including accelerating the transition to guarantee schemes to help small and medium enterprises (SMEs) access financing more easily and promoting responsible innovation to close gaps in access and protection.
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 (Bernama) -- The Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI) said it imposes no isolated unfavourable conditions on carmakers, stressing that the requirements reflect a consistent policy applied to all new automotive investments in Malaysia since September 2025.
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 (Bernama) -- Malaysia must strengthen the institutions that shape how wages are set between employers and employees to raise incomes and strengthen purchasing power meaningfully.
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 (Bernama) -- Malaysia has called on Japanese investors to deepen its integration into the country’s semiconductor ecosystem and move beyond assembly into higher-value segments such as integrated circuit design, advanced packaging, research and development, green sectors and local talent.
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s financial system remained resilient in 2025, supported by a prudent and robust regulatory environment, said Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM).
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 (Bernama) -- Profitability of Malaysia’s insurance and takaful sector declined slightly to RM4.6 billion in the second half of 2025 (2H 2025) from RM4.8 billion in the first half of 2025 (1H 2025), despite improved equity investment performance, said Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM).
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 (Bernama) -- Cyber risk remains the foremost concern for financial institutions amid increasingly sophisticated cyber threats, and the operational, financial and reputational implications in 2026, according to the Bank Negara Malaysia.
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 (Bernama) -- Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has processed 1.7 billion banknotes in 2025, compared with 2.5 billion in 2024, with 86 per cent handled through the automated cash centre (ACC) compared with 69 per cent in the previous year.
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 (Bernama) -- E-payment transactions grew by 25 per cent to 18.4 billion, compared to 14.7 billion in 2024, with each Malaysian making 538 e-payments in 2025 on average, a 25 per cent increase from 432 in 2024.