By Karina Imran
KUALA LUMPUR, May 25 (Bernama) -- Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz today confirmed a Bernama report that Malaysia and oil-rich Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries will sign a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) soon.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 21 (Bernama) -- Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd (PCG) shares slipped by 4.57 per cent in early trading today after reporting weaker earnings for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025 (1Q2025).
KUALA LUMPUR, May 20 (Bernama) -- Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd (PCG) reported a net loss of RM18 million in the first quarter ended March 31, 2025 (1Q 2025) due to unrealised foreign exchange losses, unfavourable net foreign exchange impact from the specialities segment, among others, despite recording a higher revenue of RM7.66 billion.
KAZAN (Tatarstan) May 15 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the Republic of Tatarstan has enormous potential and that Malaysia is ready to discuss trade and economic issues with it, such as Islamic banking and the halal industry in Kazan, the capital of the republic.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 9 (Bernama) -- CIMB Securities Sdn Bhd has downgraded its recommendation for Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd (PChem) to a "Hold” from “Buy”.
PASIR GUDANG, April 24 (Bernama) -- Foreign direct investment (FDI) remained the primary source of new investment in Johor, accounting for about 80 per cent of the RM23 billion in proposed investments recorded in April.
KUALA LUMPUR, April 16 (Bernama) -- The Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI) sees vast potential for Malaysia and Qatar to diversify the two countries’ trade basket, particularly in high-value manufacturing, Islamic finance, halal sector and the digital economy.
KUALA LUMPUR, April 9 (Bernama) -- SumiSaujana Group Bhd made a lacklustre debut on Bursa Malaysia’s ACE Market today amid the continuing global market uncertainty caused by a US-led tariff conflict.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 21 (Bernama) -- Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd's (PCG) olefins and derivatives (O&D) segment is expected to remain under pressure in the first quarter (1Q) of 2025, with plant utilisation projected to hover around 70 per cent, excluding the Pengerang Petrochemicals Complex (PPC), CIMB Securities Sdn Bhd said.
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- KNM Group Bhd, through wholly-owned subsidiary KNM Process Systems Sdn Bhd (KNMPS), has entered into a conditional sale, purchase and transfer agreement with Japan-based NGK Insulators Ltd for the proposed disposal of its entire equity interest in Deutsche KNM GmbH (DKNM) for 270 million euros (about RM1.24 billion).
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- LyondellBasell (LYB), in collaboration with Sipchem, has secured a feedstock allocation from Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Energy to support a joint feasibility study for a world-scale mixed-feed cracker complex combined with a diversified derivative portfolio.
BANGKOK, Feb 26 (Bernama) -- The Bank of Thailand’s (BOT) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has voted to cut the policy rate by 0.25 percentage points, bringing it down from 2.25 per cent to 2.00 per cent, effective immediately, in a bid to stimulate economic growth.
