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By Zarul Effendi Razali
KUALA LUMPUR, May 6 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia reversed early gains to close marginally lower today, dragged down by profit-taking in financial services as well as industrial products and services counters, an analyst said.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 6 (Bernama) -- Malaysia must explore alternative policy tools like targeted aid, phased implementation, enhanced enforcement, and new digital/green levies as the government takes a strategic pause on expanding the sales and service tax (SST).
KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia closed marginally lower due to profit-taking activities on telecommunications, construction and energy stocks, analysts said.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 (Bernama) -- The government has agreed to raise government guarantees under the Business Financing Guarantee Scheme (SJPP) by RM1 billion to assist small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that are affected following the United States (US) tariff announcement to secure loans from commercial banks.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 4 (Bernama) -- All eyes will be on the Dewan Rakyat on Monday as Members of Parliament convene for a special sitting to deliberate on the United States’ (US) surprise imposition of retaliatory tariffs on Malaysian exports – a move that has sparked concern across government and industry.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 2 (Bernama) -- CIMB Investment Bank Bhd views the 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs by the United States (US) as a watershed moment for Malaysia to recalibrate its growth strategy through stronger regional integration and domestic economic reforms.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 2 (Bernama) -- CIMB Securities Sdn Bhd anticipates Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) to cut the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) by 25 basis points (bps) to 2.75 per cent on July 9, 2025, by-passing the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting in May.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 2 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s economy is anticipated to moderate to 4.4 per cent in the first quarter of 2025 (1Q2025), from 5.0 per cent in the previous quarter, according to the Malaysian Rating Corp Bhd (MARC).
KUALA LUMPUR, April 29 (Bernama) -- The Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI) has appointed its deputy secretary-general (trade) Mastura Ahmad Mustafa, one of its most experienced senior civil servants, as Malaysia’s chief negotiator for the upcoming formal tariff negotiations with the United States (US).
KUALA LUMPUR, May 1 (Bernama) – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has displayed acute political acumen as chair of ASEAN in navigating challenges confronting the region, some of which no one would have guessed when he received the baton of the ASEAN chairmanship from Laos in October last year.
By Zufazlin Baharuddin
KUALA LUMPUR, April 29 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia retreated at midday today, following a mixed performance earlier at midmorning as continuous profit-taking activities persisted despite mostly positive regional market trends.
KUALA LUMPUR, April 26 (Bernama) -- ASEAN has consistently maintained a neutral stance in its relations with both the United States (US) and China, and this remains central to the region’s diplomatic approach, said Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan.
