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KUALA LUMPUR, April 18 (Bernama) -- Travelling with pets used to mean making compromises, but not anymore. As pet-friendly travel continues to boom, Accor’s booking platform and loyalty programme, ALL.com, is leading the pack with a seamless way to find stays that welcome furry companions in style.
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PETALING JAYA, April 11 (Bernama) -- Fibromat (M) Bhd, en route to a listing on Bursa Malaysia’s ACE Market, aims to raise RM17.8 million from its initial public offering (IPO).
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KUALA LUMPUR, April 10 (Bernama) -- The development of the Lumut Maritime Industrial City (LuMIC) in Perak is expected to attract RM72 billion in investments and create over 50,000 job opportunities within the next 25 years, said Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Saarani Mohamad.
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PUTRAJAYA, March 30 (Bernama) -- Economic uncertainty is shaping Malaysians' spending habits this festive season, with consumers adopting a cautious approach despite stable economic conditions.
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 26 (Bernama) -- Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) will tap fully growth opportunities that arise as Malaysia assumes the ASEAN chairmanship this year, especially in areas of sustainability, transition finance, and micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs).
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PUTRAJAYA, March 23 (Bernama) -- Consumers’ ability to repay debt from 'Buy Now, Pay Later' (BNPL) facilities is increasingly a concern, especially with the significant growth in BNPL transactions in Malaysia, thus raising concerns about the risks of high indebtedness and the importance of financial literacy.
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 20 (Bernama) -- The Malaysia Co-Investment Fund (MyCIF)’s total funds raised through equity crowdfunding (ECF) and peer-to-peer (P2P) platforms grew to RM2.6 billion in 2024 from RM2.2 billion in 2023.
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 20 (Bernama) -- Government-linked investment companies (GLICs) have been urged to make domestic direct investments (DDI) of about RM120 billion over five years to stimulate the country's economic growth, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 17 (Bernama) -- Foreign investors maintained a bearish stance on Asian equities, continuing to net sell for the third consecutive week, with a significant outflow totaling US$6.73 billion (US$1=RM4.43), except for the Philippines, while local investors helped Bursa Malaysia to cushion the impact of the broader market outflows.
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 14 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s budget deficit is forecast lower at 3.9 per cent for 2025, said BIMB Securities Sdn Bhd.
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 13 (Bernama) -- Total contributions to the i-Saraan programme, a voluntary scheme under the Employees Provident Fund (EPF), amounted to RM2.6 billion in 2024, said Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan.
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By Abdul Hamid A. Rahman
KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 (Bernama) -- Unpaid maintenance fees in strata developments have reached worrying levels, with arrears estimated in the hundreds of millions — and potentially billions, if unaddressed.