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KUALA LUMPUR, June 24 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s upcoming electricity tariff restructuring is expected to have a minimal impact on overall inflation, and its direct effect on headline consumer price index (CPI) is anticipated to be marginally disinflationary, said CIMB Investment Bank Bhd (CIMB).
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KUALA LUMPUR, June 24 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Sustainable Natural Rubber (MSNR) Trace system plays an important role in addressing environmental and social issues in the rubber industry by allowing stakeholders to track natural rubber (NR) transactions, from the plantations right to the end product.
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KUALA LUMPUR, June 24 (Bernama) -- Malaysian palm oil producers must intensify hedging efforts and expand downstream to mitigate the risk of sudden price volatility, said Bank Muamalat Malaysia Bhd chief economist Dr Mohd Afzanizam Abdul Rashid.
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KUALA LUMPUR, June 23 (Bernama) -- The Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE) aims to attract 400 local companies to explore new export opportunities through Sarawak Export Day 2025, to be held on July 2 and 3, 2025, in Kuching, Sarawak.
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KUALA LUMPUR, June 23 (Bernama) -- The ringgit opened higher against the US dollar and a basket of major currencies on Monday despite a strong US Dollar Index (DXY) as ongoing geopolitical tensions, with the United States’ (US) involvement in the Israel-Iran conflict, in focus, said an analyst.
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KOTA BHARU, June 21 (Bernama) -- The government is exploring new markets for Malaysia’s palm oil in an effort to reduce the nation’s reliance on major exporting markets affected by geopolitical conflicts.
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By Suraidah Roslan
KUALA LUMPUR, June 19 (Bernama) -- Malaysia is well-positioned to develop the Islamic finance market space and be a hub for liquidity pooling, supported by growing demand in Islamic secure funding, said Affin Bank executive director of group treasury Hanif Ghulam.
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KUALA LUMPUR, June 18 (Bernama) -- The Iran-Israel conflict poses limited direct economic risk to Malaysia, given the country’s minimal trade exposure to the region and historical evidence that oil price surges linked to conflicts tend to be short-lived, according to CIMB Securities Sdn Bhd.
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By Rosemarie Khoo Mohd Sani
KUALA LUMPUR, June 16 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia recovered its earlier losses to close marginally higher, supported by renewed optimism in the data centre segment and a sectoral rotation into defensive plays, as investors positioned cautiously amid heightened geopolitical tensions.
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KUALA LUMPUR, June 16 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia remained easier at midday in tandem with most regional peers as traders stayed on the sidelines amid the intensifying Israel-Iran conflict, analysts said.
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KUALA LUMPUR, June 13 (Bernama) -- Malaysia aims to expand the reach of its downstream and value-added palm-based products to Japan, particularly specialty fats, tocotrienols, red palm oil, and palm biomass-based medium-density fibreboard for housing and furniture applications.
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KUALA LUMPUR, June 13 (Bernama) -- Journalists are keenly aware that knowledge in business and economics reporting is a pivotal component in covering domestic, regional and international issues competently, with tariffs now dominating global headlines.