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Brent Crude Price Slips More Than 4 Pct Over US-Iran Tension

By Siti Radziah Hamzah

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 15 (Bernama) -- Brent crude oil prices slipped more than 4.0 per cent on Thursday after Iran, among OPEC’s largest oil producers, warned that the country will retaliate against foreign threats.

VIGS Report Reveals Gap Between Digital Readiness, Scaling Capacity

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 15 (Bernama) -- The Vienna Institute for Global Studies (VIGS), an independent interdisciplinary research institute, has released its 2026 Global Digital Entrepreneurship Ecosystem (DEE) Index Report, highlighting a widening gap between digital readiness and the capacity to scale entrepreneurial ventures worldwide.

Bursa Malaysia Ends At Intraday High On Bargain Hunting In Financial Heavyweights

By Nurunnasihah Ahmad Rashid

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 15 (Bernama) -- Bargain hunting in heavyweight financial services counters lifted Bursa Malaysia’s benchmark index from earlier losses to an intraday high, a level not seen in more than six years, even as regional sentiment remained mixed.

RHB Launches Framework To Support Companies In Sustainability Transition

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 15 (Bernama) -- RHB Banking Group launched its Sustainable and Transition Finance Framework (STFF) to support customers at every stage of their sustainability transformation.

Transit-oriented Development Can Transform Rail Corridors Into Economic Engines - Rehda Institute

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 15 (Bernama) -- Unlocking a portion of the Railway Asset Corporation’s landbank, covering nearly 3,520.77 hectares, for transit-oriented development would transform railway corridors into economic engines, according to the Rehda Institute. 

Amir Hamzah: 2026 Marks Implementation Of Govt Reforms, Development Agenda

PETALING JAYA, Jan 15 (Bernama) -- The year 2026 marks the implementation of the government’s reform and development agenda, with its effects already being felt by households, businesses, and the economy, said Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan.

Bursa Malaysia Slips As Profit-Taking Hits Heavyweight Counters, CI Down 0.33 Pct

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 15 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia ended the morning session in negative territory, weighed down by continued profit-taking in most heavyweight counters.

Report Finds 90 Pct PR Teams Using AI, But Integration Remains Low

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 15 (Bernama) -- Meltwater, in partnership with We. Communications has released its first annual State of PR Report, revealing that 90 per cent of public relations (PR) teams worldwide have already integrated generative artificial intelligence (AI) into their workflows, yet only 13 per cent report high integration.

Usercentrics Acquires MCP Manager To Extend AI Privacy Governance

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 15 (Bernama) -- Usercentrics, the global leader in privacy-led marketing solutions, has acquired MCP Manager, a next-generation governance platform for the Model Context Protocol (MCP), built by a team with deep expertise in artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure.

SME Bank Expects BNM To Hold OPR At 2.75 Pct in 2026

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 15 (Bernama) -- Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) is expected to keep the overnight policy rate (OPR) at 2.75 per cent throughout 2026, while gross domestic product (GDP) is projected to grow by 4.3 per cent, said Small and Medium Enterprise Development Bank Malaysia Bhd (SME Bank). 

Hungary Develops Harmonic Development Index To Measure Wellbeing Beyond GDP

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 15 (Bernama) -- Hungary has developed the Harmonic Development Index (H2DI) as a new global framework to measure sustainable development and societal wellbeing beyond gross domestic product (GDP).

Bursa Malaysia Opens Lower On Mild Profit-taking

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 15 -- (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia opened lower on Thursday, weighed by mild profit-taking after recent gains and tracking weaker overnight cues from Wall Street.