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KUALA LUMPUR, March 26 (Bernama) -- Axiata Group Bhd and Sinar Mas announced that shareholders of PT XL Axiata Tbk, PT Smartfren Telecom Tbk, and PT Smart Telcom (SmartTel) have formally approved the merger of the three companies into XLSMART.
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 25 (Bernama) — The International Islamic Liquidity Management Corporation (IILM) has secured a new high-quality asset worth US$500 million (US$1=RM4.435) as it expands its asset pool to meet the growing demand for its short-term Islamic papers.
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 20 (Bernama) – Foreign investors’ participation in the domestic market has increased in 2024, accounting for 36.20 per cent of total trading activity, up from 29.51 per cent in 2023.
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 20 (Bernama) -- The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) said the Malaysian capital market in 2025 will remain influenced by key risk factors, including uncertainties in financial conditions.
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 20 (Bernama) -- Strong buying interest in the local bourse, followed by a slew of initial public offerings (IPOs) and growth in total outstanding for the bond and sukuk market has resulted in an increase in the size of the capital market by 9.7 per cent to RM4.2 trillion in 2024 from RM3.8 trillion in 2023.
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 17 (Bernama) -- Top-tier Malaysian property developers are leading Australia’s largest urban renewal projects, while Malaysia is still debating the crucial Urban Renewal Act (URA) amid deteriorating low-cost housing, said Minister of Housing and Local Government, Nga Kor Ming.
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 15 (Bernama) -- Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) is working closely with the federal government, Sarawak government as well as Petroleum Sarawak Bhd (Petros) on the details of the future arrangement regarding Petros’s role as the state’s gas aggregator.
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 10 (Bernama) -- Maybank Research Pte Ltd has reiterated its views that Malaysia could get one positive rating action from S&P, Moody’s or Fitch by mid-2026 if the momentum of fiscal outperformance sustains into 2025.
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 (Bernama) -- NASDAQ-listed Agape ATP Corporation (ATPC) has entered into agreements for a US$23 million (US$1=RM4.41) private placement with institutional investors to support its expansion in healthcare, oil and gas trading, and renewable energy.
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 5 (Bernama) -- Fin Capital, a global asset manager, announced it will establish a formal presence in Asia, with the opening of an office in Tokyo as its Asia headquarters.
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 5 (Bernama) -- Malaysia has seen an uptick in commercial real estate (CRE) transactions, driven by high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs) and institutional investors seeking long-term value, mirroring the global trend, said Knight Frank Malaysia.
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 3 (Bernama) -- WCT Holdings Bhd has received approval from the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) to establish and list Paradigm Real Estate Investment Trust (Paradigm REIT) on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia.