KUALA LUMPUR, June 12 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s distributive trade growth is expected to hit 6.1 per cent in 2026, compared with 5.6 per cent in 2025, following stronger-than-expected performance this year driven by wholesale stockpiling, higher petroleum-related prices and a recovery in motor vehicle sales.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 11 (Bernama) -- The Bank Rakyat BizMatch: Make Malaysian Businesses Great programme, which is being held in Tokyo, Japan, in conjunction with the Nikkei Forum: Future of Asia 2026, is expected to generate business deals worth more than RM500 million in the next 12 months.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 11 (Bernama) -- The government’s initiative to roll out B15 biodiesel blends makes strategic sense as a cheaper feedstock can dampen domestic inflation and reduce fiscal costs, said CGS International Securities Malaysia Sdn Bhd.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 11 (Bernama) -- Government measures to safeguard fuel and supply chains could support production activities in the near term, said Apex Securities Bhd.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 11 (Bernama) -- Rising fertiliser costs and supply chain uncertainties are prompting Malaysian growers and plantations to adopt a more efficiency-driven approach to crop nutrition, shifting the industry’s focus from fertiliser volume to nutrient effectiveness.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 11 (Bernama) -- Wastech Group Sdn Bhd is positioning Malaysia as a regional hub for advanced fertiliser technology through plans to establish a controlled-release fertiliser coating plant and expand its crop-specific blending capabilities.
From Mohd Iswandi Kasan Anuar
TOKYO, June 10 (Bernama) -- Malaysia and Japan today agreed to deepen cooperation on energy security and civil nuclear power, as both countries seek to strengthen resilience against global supply disruptions and growing geopolitical uncertainty.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 10 (Bernama) -- Resilient domestic demand and still-contained underlying inflation should allow Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) to keep the overnight policy rate (OPR) at 2.75 per cent throughout 2026, said Kenanga Investment Bank Bhd (Kenanga IB).
From Mohd Iswandi Kasan Anuar
TOKYO, June 10 (Bernama) -- The world is currently facing a shortage of leadership clarity rather than power, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said today.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 9 (Bernama) – Malaysia’s monthly fuel subsidy bill climbed to as high as RM7.5 billion at one point in April, as tensions in West Asia pushed up global oil prices and heightened concerns over energy supplies, Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan said.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 9 (Bernama) – Malaysia’s MY Value-Up initiative to reshape boardroom priorities is designed to encourage companies to communicate their strategies more effectively, improve performance and enhance investors' perception of their long-term value proposition.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 9 (Bernama) -- Malaysia must continue to strengthen fiscal discipline, improve public service delivery, support businesses, protect the rakyat and position the country to capture higher-value investment and growth, said Finance Minister II Senator Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan.
