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By M. Saraswathi
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 17 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will make a landmark visit to Ethiopia as Malaysia is set to intensify engagement with the African continent through the headquarters of the African Union in the country’s capital, Addis Ababa.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 17 (Bernama) -- The Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI) has reiterated that Malaysia’s sovereignty, policy autonomy and national interests remain fully protected under the Malaysia-United States Agreement on Reciprocal Trade (ART).
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 17 (Bernama) -- Gold futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives ended lower as expectations of a US rate cut in December eased, said SPI Asset Management managing partner Stephen Innes.
From Fatin Umairah Abdul Hamid
ISTANBUL (TURKIYE), Nov 17 (Bernama) -- AirAsia X’s (AAX) inaugural flight to Istanbul, Turkiye, recorded strong demand in both directions, with the outbound Kuala Lumpur flight operating at 81 per cent capacity and the return flight nearly 89 per cent full.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 17 (Bernama) -- Moody’s Ratings expects emerging market (EM) macroeconomic and credit conditions to remain resilient in 2026, mirroring this year’s performance.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 17 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s next strategy for the electrical and electronic (E&E) and semiconductor industry is to scale up its value chain amid global trade challenges, said Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan
By Siti Radziah Hamzah
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 17 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia’s benchmark index ended slightly higher on Monday amid choppy trading throughout the day, lifted by mild buying interest in selected heavyweights.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 17 (Bernama) -- A secure, future-ready energy system is not just about physical infrastructure; intelligence, connectivity and the people who power it are equally important, Tenaga Nasional Bhd’s chief information officer Azlan Ahmad said.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 17 (Bernama) -- EarlyHealth Group (EHG), headquartered in Dubai, has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Export Barbados (BIDC) to jointly establish EarlyHealth City Barbados, a US$200 million pharmaceutical and life sciences cluster to be developed in Newton, Christ Church. (US$1=RM4.12)
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 17 (Bernama) -- Malaysia is strengthening its position in science-based nutrition research through the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB), which is conducting studies to assess the nutritional value, bioactive components and health effects of palm oil.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 17 (Bernama) -- SBC Medical Group Holdings Inc has entered a consulting agreement with Thailand-based BLEZ ASIA Co Ltd as part of its strategy to expand into the rapidly growing Thai aesthetic medicine market.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 17 (Bernama) -- A total of 13,679 engineers and skilled technical personnel have been trained, certified and absorbed into various segments of the semiconductor industry since the National Semiconductor Strategy (NSS) was launched in May 2024.
