KUALA LUMPUR, April 28 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) and the Embassy of Japan in Malaysia have agreed to explore enhanced collaboration frameworks to support Japanese businesses seeking to establish or expand their operations in Malaysia.
KUALA LUMPUR, April 28 (Bernama) -- Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has introduced the SME Stabilisation Relief Facility (SME SRF), a RM5 billion financing facility to assist small and medium enterprises (SMEs), including microenterprises, affected by the ongoing West Asia conflict.
KUALA LUMPUR, April 28 (Bernama) -- Foreign technology companies are required to provide high skilled training opportunities to local talent as a prerequisite for investing in Malaysia, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
KUALA LUMPUR, April 28 (Bernama) -- Political stability is crucial for any country or economy to overcome mounting economic challenges amid global uncertainty, said Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani.
KUALA LUMPUR, April 28 (Bernama) -- Malaysia has submitted an explanation to the United States (US) regarding allegations of structural excess capacity and production as well as the use of forced labour, which are among the issues being investigated under Section 301(b) of the US Trade Act of 1974.
By Engku Shariful Azni Engku Ab Latif and N. Kuvineshwaren
KUALA LUMPUR, April 27 (Bernama) -- Malaysia is weathering the fallout from the West Asia crisis better than many peers, supported by early government intervention over the past three years to strengthen economic resilience.
KUALA LUMPUR, April 27 (Bernama) -- Malaysia and Türkiye are committed to strengthening cooperation in education development, including expanding access and improving the quality of education through collaborations between institutions in both countries.
KUALA LUMPUR, April 27 (Bernama) -- Malaysia will not remain merely a user of artificial intelligence (AI), but will collaborate with partners to build capabilities and compete with confidence in the global digital economy, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
BUTTERWORTH, April 27 (Bernama) -- The 2026 Economic Census (BE 2026) in Penang will cover nearly 100,000 business establishments across five main economic sectors, namely services, manufacturing, construction, agriculture, and mining and quarrying, with census operations conducted from January to October 2026.
KUALA LUMPUR, April 27 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s Producer Price Index (PPI) increased by 1.1 per cent in March 2026, compared to a 3.4 per cent decline in the previous month, the first increase since March 2025, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) today.
PUTRAJAYA, April 26 (Bernama) -- Turkiye’s Necmeddin Bilal Erdogan has called on Muslim nations to learn from Malaysia’s Islamic finance sector to build financial systems that are not dependent on Western networks.
PUTRAJAYA, April 26 (Bernama) -- The current global economic challenges, compounded by geopolitical tensions, require Malaysia to recalibrate its priorities amid heightened uncertainty, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
