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By Karina Imran
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 24 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia closed higher on Tuesday, driven by a positive Wall Street performance overnight and after China announced a stimulus package to jumpstart its struggling economy, sparking a rally in regional and global shares.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 24 (Bernama) -- Scientex Bhd’s net profit for the financial year ended July 31, 2024 (FY2024) surged by 24.4 per cent to RM545.21 million from RM438.14 million a year ago.
GEORGE TOWN, Sept 24 (Bernama) -- Affin Bank Bhd expects Malaysia’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth to remain healthy at five per cent this year and 5.2 per cent next year amidst the low possibility of a global recession.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 24 (Bernama) -- Malaysia witnessed encouraging economic performance in July 2024, with the leading index (LI) registering 5.2 per cent, reaching 115.1 points as compared to 109.4 points in the same month of the previous year, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DoSM).
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PHNOM PENH, Sept 24 (Bernama) -- AirAsia Cambodia announced a strategic move to launch its new Siem Reap to Singapore route by targeting the year-end rising passenger traffic that will help to spur the domestic aviation sector.
PUTRAJAYA, Sept 23 (Bernama) -- The Plantation and Commodities Ministry (KPK) presented a proposal to the Ministry of Finance (MoF) last week to revise the windfall profit levy (WPL) on palm oil in the country.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's inflation rate for August 2024 has eased to 1.9 per cent, with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) reaching 133.2, compared to 130.7 in the same month of the previous year, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DoSM).
KUCHING, Sept 21 (Bernama) -- An announcement to finalise the acquisition of a majority stake in Affin Bank Bhd by the Sarawak government is expected within a week, said Sarawak Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg.
JOHOR BAHRU, Sept 20 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s pepper exports reached RM86.4 million from January to July 2024, higher than the RM80.2 million during the same period last year.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 20 (Bernama) -- Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG) said group chairman Tan Sri Wan Zulkiflee Wan Ariffin has relinquished his position effective today.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 20 (Bernama) -- Kenanga Investment Bank Bhd has maintained a positive outlook for exports, projecting a growth rate of 7.3 per cent for the year based on current indicators.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 19 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) and the Malaysian Institute of Economic Research (MIER) have established a strategic partnership focused on enhancing Malaysia’s economic and investment climate through data-driven research, analysis, and collaboration.
