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JOHOR BAHRU, March 11 (Bernama) -- Chinese digital infrastructure and data centre company, ZDATA Group Co Ltd, is developing Malaysia’s first GreenRE Platinum-certified hyperscale data centre in Johor with an investment of about RM8 billion.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 (Bernama) -- AM Best has commented that the financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) and the long-term issuer credit rating of “a-” (Excellent) of Australia’s Guild Insurance Limited (GIL) remain unchanged following the announcement of its new strategic partnership with EML Group.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 (Bernama) -- MR DIY Group (M) Bhd has proposed to establish two sukuk wakalah programmes with a combined aggregate limit of RM5 billion in nominal value.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 (Bernama) -- RAM Rating Services Bhd (RAM Ratings) projects Malaysia’s system loan growth to come in at 4.0 per cent to 5.0 per cent in 2026, broadly in line with its gross domestic product (GDP) growth projection of 4.0 per cent to 5.0 per cent.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 (Bernama) -- AM Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) and the long-term issuer credit rating of “a-” (Excellent) of New Zealand’s Fidelity Life Assurance Company Limited (Fidelity Life Assurance).
By Zufazlin Baharuddin
KUALA LUMPUR, March 5 (Bernama) -- Bank Negara Malaysia’s decision to keep the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) steady at 2.75 per cent reflects a policy stance that remains supportive in the face of an increasingly uncertain external environment.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 (Bernama) -- The Green Building Initiative (GBI) announced the global launch of Ascent Building Certification, a science-based whole building programme designed to evaluate sustainability, health, and resilience practices for commercial real estate across regions and portfolios.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 (Bernama) -- Asia-Pacific commodity issuers are likely to see divergent credit effects if the Iran conflict prolongs Gulf energy supply and shipping disruption, global credit rating agency Fitch Ratings said today.
CYBERJAYA, March 4 (Bernama) — Cyberview Sdn Bhd will continue to intensify efforts to attract foreign investors to Cyberjaya by expanding the existing technology ecosystem and focusing on local and regional startups.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 3 (Bernama) -- RAM Rating Services Bhd (RAM Ratings) has maintained Malaysia’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth projection at 4.0 per cent to 5.0 per cent for 2026, reflecting expectations of continued strength in the domestic economy.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 (Bernama) -- Global credit rating agency, AM Best has revised the outlooks to positive from stable and affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of B++ (Good) and the long-term issuer credit rating (Long-Term ICR) of “bbb+” (Good) of India’s ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Limited (ICICI Lombard).
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 26 (Bernama) -- A total of 115 companies will be recognised as smart factories by the end of this year through the Smart Tech Up programme, said the Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI).
