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By Zufazlin Baharuddin
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 10 (Bernama) -- India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) system, which is set to enter the Malaysian market, will enhance payment efficiency, reduce transaction costs and support smoother digital transactions between Malaysian and Indian firms, as well as for consumers and diaspora communities.
KUANTAN, Feb 9 (Bernama) -- Bio Eneco Sdn Bhd’s latest biomass processing facility in Gebeng is capable of processing up to 20,000 metric tonnes of palm oil waste per month, with the output targeted for export to Japan, Thailand, and the Philippines.
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 9 (Bernama) -- The ringgit traded higher against the US dollar on Monday after Malaysia’s December Industrial Production Index (IPI) came in above market expectations, signalling that the domestic economy remains on a firm footing.
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 9 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s Industrial Production Index (IPI) expanded by 4.8 per cent year-on-year in December 2025, driven by strong output growth in the manufacturing sector, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 9 (Bernama) -- Kenanga Investment Bank Bhd (Kenanga IB) foresees the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) could touch the 1,840 mark this year.
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 9 (Bernama) -- Foreign investors remained net buyers on Bursa Malaysia for a fifth consecutive week, recording a modest RM15.0 million in net foreign inflows, roughly similar to the RM12.8 million recorded a week earlier, according to MBSB Investment Bank Bhd.
By Nurunnasihah Ahmad Rashid
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 9 (Bernama) -- The ringgit opened nearly unchanged against the US dollar on Monday, as mixed global sentiment capped gains while investors assessed political developments and major currency moves.
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 7 (Bernama) -- Malaysian yuzu fans will be able to enjoy the distinctive flavour and aroma of the Japanese citrus fruit, as yuzu products from Umaji Village in Kochi Prefecture, on Japan’s southern Shikoku island, are being brought to Malaysia for the first time.
By Durratul Ain Ahmad Fuad
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 7 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia is expected to trade with selective bargain-hunting, even in the absence of oversold technical conditions, following three consecutive sessions of mild decline, said an economist.
GEORGE TOWN, Feb 5 (Bernama) -- The Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle (IMT-GT) must be strengthened and repositioned as a key instrument to translate ASEAN’s economic integration into tangible outcomes at the sub-regional and grassroots levels.
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 4 (Bernama) -- Fraser & Neave Holdings Bhd’s (F&N) net profit for the first quarter ended Dec 31, 2025 (1Q FY2026) fell to RM112.19 million from RM169.02 million registered in the same quarter a year ago.
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 4 (Bernama) -- The FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) delivered a strong start to 2026, rising for four consecutive weeks to close January at 1,740 points, supported by policy optimism, improving macroeconomic signals, foreign inflows, a stronger ringgit and rising market liquidity, said CIMB Securities Sdn Bhd.
