KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 11 (Bernama) -- Kenanga Investment Bank Bhd (Kenanga IB) is maintaining its 2025 manufacturing growth forecast for Malaysia at 3.9 per cent, down from 4.3 per cent last year, citing a cautious outlook for external trade.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 11 (Bernama) -- The total planted oil palm area is forecast at 5.64 million hectares, slightly up from 5.61 million hectares in 2024, said Plantation and Commodities Deputy Minister Datuk Chan Foong Hin.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 11 (Bernama) -- Kenanga Investment Bank Bhd has maintained a 'neutral' call on the plantation sector, saying earnings are expected to stay robust into calendar year 2026 (CY26) but lacking strong upside catalysts.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 11 (Bernama) -- The ringgit opened firmer against the US dollar and most major currencies on Thursday, tracking expectations of United States (US) interest rate cuts after softer economic data.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 10 (Bernama) -- MBSB Investment Bank Bhd (MBSB IB) has revised its 2025 projection for the 10-year Malaysian Government Securities (MGS) yield to end the year at around 3.40 per cent, following the recent overnight policy rate (OPR) cut.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 10 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's banking sector is well-positioned to navigate trade tensions and softer growth, driven by a strong labour market and stable household finances, said S&P Global Ratings.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 10 (Bernama) -- Fitch Ratings has lifted its global growth forecast for 2025 to 2.4 per cent from 2.2 per cent, citing stronger-than-expected second-quarter data, but said evidence of a United States (US) slowdown is mounting.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 8 (Bernama) -- Following is the transcript of Bernama’s email interview with Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) Governor Datuk Seri Abdul Rasheed Ghaffour on the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR).
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 8 (Bernama) -- The telecommunications industry’s average revenue per user (ARPU) eased 0.8 per cent quarter-on-quarter (q-o-q) in the second quarter of 2025 (2Q 2025) with the possibility to decline further in the second half of the year (2H 2025), according to CIMB Securities Sdn Bhd.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 5 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's construction industry is expected to grow 9.6 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) in 2025, driven by the building sector, said BMI, a Fitch Solutions company.
PUTRAJAYA, Sept 4 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s aviation sector is on track for full recovery, with monthly passenger traffic reaching 9.3 million in July 2025, up 3.9 per cent month-on-month (MoM) and 5.3 per cent year-on-year (YoY) compared with July 2024, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM).
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 4 (Bernama) -- The ringgit opened slightly firmer against the US dollar on Thursday ahead of Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) decision on the overnight policy rate (OPR), with markets widely expecting the central bank to leave the rate unchanged at 2.75 per cent.
