SME Corp Targets RM1 Trn GDP Contribution From MSMEs By 2030

By Abdul Hamid A Rahman

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 4 (Bernama) -- The contribution of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to the country's gross domestic product (GDP) is targeted to reach RM1 trillion by 2030, provided efforts to empower the sector are doubled under the 13th Malaysia Plan (13MP).

Malaysia Must Be Ready For Possibility Of Additional Tariffs On Semiconductors -- Tengku Zafrul 

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 4 (Bernama) -- Malaysia must be ready and prepared for the possibility of additional tariffs being imposed on the semiconductor industry by the United States (US), said Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.

Not All Aspects Of Digital, Technology Trade During US Tariff Talks Are Agreeable To Malaysia - Tengku Zafrul

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 4 (Bernama) -- Not all requests from the United States (US) involving aspects of digital trade and technology have been agreed to by Malaysia in the two countries' countervailing trade tariff negotiations, said Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.

Exporting Rare Earths To US Without Any Restrictions Is Not Exclusive Right To US -- Tengku Zafrul

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 4 (Bernama) -- The agreement not to impose any export restrictions on the supply of rare earth elements/critical minerals to the United States (US) does not mean that Malaysia grants the US exclusive rights to the supply of those elements.

Bursa Malaysia Opens Lower On Concerns Over Weaker US Economic Data

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 4 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia retreated from last week’s gains to open lower on Monday, tracking Wall Street’s losses last Friday as investors remain concerned over weaker US economic data coupled with impacts from President Donald Trump’s tariff war.

Paramount Expects Full Take-up For Embun Hills Project

BUKIT MERTAJAM, Aug 3 (Bernama) -- Paramount Corp Bhd's unit, Paramount Property (Utara) Sdn Bhd is confident its newly-launched project here, Paramount Embun Hills, will be fully taken up, given the project’s strategic location and design. 

APEC Steps Up Efforts To Ensure Ai-Based Economic Transformation Safe, Inclusive And Sustainable

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 3 (Bernama) -- The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is stepping up efforts to ensure that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in transforming and reshaping economies and societies across the Asia-Pacific is safe, inclusive, and sustainable. 

Regulators Must Have Integrity, Be Facilitative To Create Value And Grow Capital Market -- SC

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 3 (Bernama) -- Market regulators must have integrity and be facilitative to be able to create value, grow the capital markets and address future challenges, especially given the challenges that lie ahead, said Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) chairman Datuk Mohammad Faiz Azmi.

Malaysia's Successful Tariff Negotiation Seen As Strategic Step Forward -- Economists

By Siti Radziah Hamzah

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 3 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s successful negotiation to reduce the reciprocal tariff imposed by the United States (US) on its exports to 19 per cent from 25 per cent is seen as a strategic step forward, placing the country on equal footing with major ASEAN peers while preserving key domestic policy priorities.

NanoMalaysia Inks MoU With Three Companies, Explore Use Of Agricultural Waste

PUTRAJAYA, Aug 1 (Bernama) -- NanoMalaysia Bhd (NMB), an agency under the Science, Technology and Innovation Ministry (MOSTI), has inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with three companies to explore the use of agricultural waste to produce cellulose nanofibers for advanced engineering applications for industrial and end-user market deployment.

FNHB 3Q Net Profit Falls To RM84.81 Mln On Weaker Earnings, Unrecognised Tax Assets

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 1 (Bernama) -- Fraser & Neave Holdings Bhd’s (FNHB) net profit fell to RM84.81 million in the third quarter ended June 30, 2025 (3Q 2025) from RM121.62 million in 3Q 2024.

Ringgit Closes Lower Against US Dollar Amid US Tariffs, 13MP

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 1 (Bernama) -- The ringgit closed lower against the US dollar on Friday as the dollar strengthened following new tariffs imposed by the United States on its trading partners, alongside developments related to the 13th Malaysia Plan (13MP).