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KUALA LUMPUR, April 30 (Bernama) -- A total of 219,015 active women-owned establishments were recorded in 2022, representing 20.1 per cent of the total registered establishments in Malaysia, based on the Economic Census 2023, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).
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KUALA LUMPUR, April 11 (Bernama) -- MIDF Amanah Investment Bank Bhd is maintaining its forecast of retail sales growth of 4.6 per cent in 2025, down from the 5.5 per cent expansion recorded in 2024.
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KUALA LUMPUR, April 11 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s wholesale and retail trade sector recorded total sales of RM148.3 billion in February 2025, marking a year-on-year (y-o-y) growth of 5.1 per cent, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 26 (Bernama) -- Rakuten Trade Sdn Bhd has rolled out its first-in-market service, offering the amalgamated brokerage fees for the United States (US) stock trades.
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 20 (Bernama) -- Total committed funds under management in the Malaysian private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) industry amounted to RM24.7 billion as at the end of 2024.
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 12 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's wholesale and retail trade sector began the year with total sales of RM148.9 billion in January, a 4.6 per cent growth year-on-year (y-o-y), according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- Businesses are anticipating a favourable business environment in the first quarter of 2025 (1Q 2025), underpinned by a positive confidence indicator of 3.2 per cent compared to 4.8 per cent in the previous quarter, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 13 (Bernama) -- Kenanga Investment Bank Bhd (Kenanga IB) has maintained Malaysia’s distributive trade forecast at 6.5 per cent in 2025 from 5.5 per cent in 2024, driven by higher income prospects and tourism.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 12 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's full-year wholesale and retail trade sales surged to a record high of RM1.77 trillion in 2024, after recording RM152.2 billion in December, a 5.5 per cent rise year-on-year (y-o-y), said the Statistics Department (DOSM).
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 12 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s services sector revenue surged 6.3 per cent to a new high RM2.4 trillion in 2024 compared with RM2.3 trillion in the previous year, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) today.
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PUTRAJAYA, Feb 10 (Bernama) -- The labour force participation rate (LFPR) in 2024 increased to 70.4 per cent compared to 70 per cent the previous year, according to Labour Force Statistics, Malaysia, December and fourth quarter 2024.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s banking system maintained strong liquidity buffers in December 2024, with an aggregate Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR) of 160.7 per cent, up from 147.9 per cent in November, supporting ongoing financial intermediation, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) said.