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KUALA LUMPUR, July 17 (Bernama) -- The government should adopt more holistic and forward-looking reforms to manage the rising cost of living, beyond short-term fiscal support, said AmBank Group chief economist Firdaos Rosli.
KUALA LUMPUR, July 17 (Bernama) -- AMMB Holdings Bhd (AmBank Group) expects Malaysia’s gross domestic product (GDP) to grow at a moderate rate of around four per cent year-on-year in the second quarter of 2025 (2Q 2025), supported by continued front-loading activities that benefit the external sector.
By Syed Iylia Hariz Al-Qadri Syed Izman and Ummu Khalidah Hamzah
KUALA LUMPUR, July 9 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s recently concluded official visits to Italy, France, and Brazil have been described as a strategic move to strengthen Malaysia’s position in the global economic and geopolitical arena.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 (Bernama) -- Global conglomerate HCL Group and UpLink, the early-stage innovation platform of the World Economic Forum (WEF), have launched the fourth challenge under the Aquapreneur Innovation Initiative, aimed at enhancing global water resilience.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 24 (Bernama) -- Given the complexity of todayʼs business environment, companies must plan for not just growth, but resilience as well, said the Tunku Laksamana and former Regent of Negeri Sembilan, Tunku Datuk Seri Utama Naquiyuddin ibni Almarhum Tuanku Ja’afar.
ISKANDAR PUTERI, June 19 (Bernama) – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has underscored the significance of the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ), describing it as an extraordinary model of cross-border cooperation that sets a new benchmark for bilateral economic collaboration.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 18 (Bernama) -- The World Economic Forum (WEF) 2025 Energy Transition Index showed the fastest progress since pre-COVID-19, with 65 per cent of surveyed countries improving and 28 per cent advancing across all core dimensions of energy system performance -- security, sustainability and equity.
KUCHING, June 6 (Bernama) -- Sarawak has reaffirmed its position as Southeast Asia's clean energy leader, sharing the state’s vision for its energy plans at the Energy Export Conference (EEC) 2025 in Aberdeen, United Kingdom (UK).
KUALA LUMPUR, June 4 (Bernama) -- UnionPay has announced its support for deeper regional integration through payment services across the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, and China, following its chairman’s participation in the ASEAN-GCC-China Economic Forum 2025 held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 28 (Bernama) -- Malaysia could leverage and strengthen its semiconductor industry to empower innovation in the agriculture sector, particularly in ensuring food security, said Deputy Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Liew Chin Tong.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 28 (Bernama) -- The Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI) has yet to appoint a new chairman for Halal Development Corporation Bhd (HDC) following the end of former chairman Khairul Azwan Harun’s contract.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 28 (Bernama) -- New legislation has to be introduced to enable artificial intelligence (AI) to operate independently, without having to subject itself to the laws of the country, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
