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KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- The National Audit Department (NAD) will be auditing 2,000 government-linked companies (GLCs) beginning next year in an effort to create a new era of enhanced governance in Malaysia, said Auditor-General Datuk Wan Suraya Wan Mohd Radzi.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 27 (Bernama) -- Petroliam Nasional Bhd's (Petronas) wholly owned unit, Petronas Abu Dhabi Sdn Bhd, has been granted a new oil and gas exploration concession in Onshore Block 2 by the Supreme Council for Financial and Economic Affairs (SCFEA).
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Amanah Saham Nasional Bhd (ASNB) has declared a total income distribution of RM837.89 million for Amanah Saham Malaysia 3 (ASM 3), benefitting 650,487 unitholders who currently own 17.64 billion units for the financial year ended Sept 30, 2024 (FY2024).
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- BMI, a Fitch Solutions company, has maintained its forecast for Malaysia’s federal government budget deficit to narrow from 5.0 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2023 to 4.3 per cent in 2024, and further to 3.9 per cent in 2025.
By Nur Athirah Mohd Shaharuddin
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Introducing competitive green bonds, tax breaks or rebates in the upcoming Budget 2025 may encourage companies, including telecommunication companies, to transition into renewable energy (RE) in their operations.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- The ringgit extended last week's gains, opening stronger against the US dollar on Monday, supported by ongoing positive sentiment towards the local currency, an analyst said.
By Zarul Effendi Razali
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 (Bernama) -- An economist hopes the government will announce initiatives to improve Malaysia’s international trade policies, especially within the ASEAN region, when tabling Budget 2025 as part of the efforts to spur further economic growth.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 26 (Bernama) -- Malaysia will ensure robust digital economic growth across the 10 ASEAN member states as it takes up chairmanship next year, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 26 (Bernama) -- MIDF Amanah Investment Bank Bhd expects Bursa Malaysia’s positive market momentum to continue in the last quarter of 2024 (4Q), driven by foreign inflows, underpinned by a healthy economy and a positive corporate earnings outlook.
By Anas Abu Hassan
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 26 (Bernama) -- The government has been urged to expand digital grant incentives for businesses, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), in the upcoming Budget 2025 to accelerate the adoption of emerging technologies, an analyst said.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 25 (Bernama) -- BUSINESSNEXT, a universe of composable enterprise solutions for banks and financial services, announced it has won the “2024 Best Perks & Benefits Award” from Comparably.
JAKARTA, Sept 25 (Bernama) -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has revised its economic growth forecast for developing Asia and the Pacific to 5.0 per cent this year, up from the previous estimate of 4.9 per cent in April.
