1y ago
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 27 (Bernama) -- The overnight policy rate (OPR) is expected to remain unchanged at three per cent in 2024 with Malaysia’s producer price index (PPI) inflation moderating to 0.3 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) in August 2024 from 1.3 per cent y-o-y the previous month.
1y ago
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 27 (Bernama) -- The ringgit regained its strength against the US dollar at the opening today after experiencing a technical correction yesterday, said an analyst.
1y ago
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 26 (Bernama) -- The Ministry of Trade, Investment and Industry (MITI) will continue to nurture talent, deepen trade relationships and ensure Malaysia remains a leading manufacturing and services hub, contributing to a prosperous and inclusive Asean.
1y ago
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.
1y ago
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 26 (Bernama) -- Gamuda Bhd has proposed a bonus issue to reward its shareholders following its strong performance in the financial year ended July 31, 2024 (FY2024), with annual revenue rising 63 per cent year-on-year to RM15 billion.
1y ago
By Siti Noor Afera Abu
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 26 (Bernama) -- The ringgit eased against the US dollar at the close on Thursday due to profit-taking following its sharp gains earlier in the week, and on caution ahead of US personal consumption expenditures data tomorrow, according to an analyst.
1y ago
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 26 (Bernama) -- Medidata, a Dassault Systèmes brand and provider of clinical trial solutions to the life sciences industry, has launched Medidata Patient Payments, a new solution that streamlines trial-related stipends and reimbursements for patients participating in clinical research.
1y ago
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 26 (Bernama) -- Entermind, a Singapore-based generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) start-up, has secured US$20,000 in seed funding commitment. (US$1=RM4.13)
1y ago
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 26 (Bernama) -- SmartStream, the financial Transaction Lifecycle Management (TLM) solutions provider, has launched version 9 of its Air offering with two powerful modules, namely Air Data and Air Cash, both with artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning capabilities.
1y ago
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.
1y ago
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 26 (Bernama) -- Absolute poverty increased from 2019 to 2022, especially among urban households, rising to 4.5 per cent in 2022 from 3.8 per cent in 2019, according to a Khazanah Research Institute (KRI) report.
1y ago
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 26 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia opened lower on Thursday amid mixed regional sentiment, as diminishing effects of China's recent monetary policy shifted investors' focus to potential fiscal stimulus measures, according to an analyst.