| LATEST NEWS | The ringgit opened firmer at RM4.04 against the US dollar on Wednesday, reaching almost its five-year high | |
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 3 (Bernama) -- MBSB Investment Bank Bhd has revised its base case for the ringgit, expecting it to strengthen further against the US dollar and projecting an average forecast for the year to RM4.25 from RM4.30 previously.
From Nor Baizura Basri
GYEONGJU (South Korea), Oct 30 (Bernama) -- The growth in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) region has been revised upward to 3.1 per cent this year, slightly higher than the earlier forecast of three per cent, supported by resilient trade activity and robust demand for high-tech goods.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 (Bernama) -- RHB Investment Bank Bhd (RHB IB) remains upbeat about the progress of the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project, maintaining its ‘Overweight’ call on the construction sector, with Gamuda Bhd, Sunway Construction Group Bhd and Binastra Bhd as its top picks.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 23 (Bernama) -- The gold futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed higher today, tracking the positive performance of the US COMEX gold market.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 (Bernama) -- CGS International Securities Malaysia Sdn Bhd has revised its forecast for Malaysia’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth in 2025 higher to 4.7 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) from 4.2 per cent, driven by the GDP growth momentum in the third quarter of 2025 (3Q 2025).
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 17 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s trade continued to show resilience in September 2025, growing by 9.8 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) to RM257.51 billion, reversing the previous month’s contraction amid global trade uncertainties.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 14 (Bernama) -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has maintained its projection for Malaysia's real gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 4.5 per cent in 2025 and 4.0 per cent in 2026.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 14 (Bernama) -- BMI, a Fitch Solutions company, expects Malaysia’s budget deficit to narrow from an estimated 3.9 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2025 to 3.6 per cent in 2026, broadly in line with the government’s fiscal projections.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 13 (Bernama) -- The value of HeiTech Padu Bhd’s contract for the National Integrated Immigration System (NIISe) project has been revised to RM1.05 billion from RM892.19 million.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 13 (Bernama) -- The government has been asked to review corporate tax reliefs especially for companies that record windfall profits but maintain a very large salary gap between top management and the lower-level employees.
By Sharifah Hunaini Syed Ismail, Niam Seet Wei and Kisho Kumari Sucedaram
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 10 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has galvanised RM470 billion resources in Budget 2026, prioritising economic resilience and expanded support for small businesses to future-proof the economy amid persistent global uncertainties and regional headwinds and also goes hard on enforcement to prevent economic leakages.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 10 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister and Finance Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today presented Budget 2026 totalling RM419.2 billion.
