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KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 3 (Bernama) -- Malaysia is expected to achieve 49 per cent of the 169 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) targets by 2030 based on analysis of 2023 data, according to Deputy Economy Minister Datuk Hanifah Hajar Taib.
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 3 (Bernama) -- The ringgit opened marginally higher against the US dollar on Wednesday as traders opted for a wait-and-see mode ahead of the US Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting where an interest rate cut is highly anticipated, said an economist.
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 (Bernama) -- Gold futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives ended higher today, supported by a softer greenback amid growing expectations of a US interest rate cut next week.
By Nurunnasihah Ahmad Rashid
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 (Bernama) -- The ringgit ended marginally higher against the greenback on Tuesday as weaker-than-expected US manufacturing data strengthened expectations of a cut in US interest rates next week.
By Abdul Hamid A Rahman
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia’s key index sustained its uptrend but closed off its intraday high as investor sentiment continued to improve amid broad gains across major Asian markets, said an analyst.
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s manufacturing sector Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rose to 50.1 in November versus 49.5 in October, supported by a surge in new orders that reached their highest level in more than three years, said MBSB Investment Bank Bhd (MBSB IB).
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s banks will offer goodwill discounts for early settlement of existing fixed-rate hire-purchase agreements following the Dewan Negara’s passing of the Hire-Purchase (Amendment) Bill yesterday.
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 (Bernama) -- The government’s debt is being repaid in stages, following set timelines to ensure the repayment does not disrupt the country’s development, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia ended the morning session higher today, supported by the strengthening ringgit amid improving investor sentiment.
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 (Bernama) -- The government is committed to further reducing new debt in 2025, projected at about RM75 billion, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 (Bernama) -- Global credit rating agency, AM Best expects a significant share of losses from the deadly Hong Kong apartment fire to flow to reinsurers—a shift that could halt downward pressure on Hong Kong property reinsurance rates despite a globally softening market.
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 (Bernama) -- Maybank Investment Bank Bhd (Maybank IB) expects 2026 to be a more conducive operating year for the banking sector, with aggregate operating profit and net profit forecast to grow by 4.7 per cent and five per cent, respectively.
