Deeper Ties Via AANZFTA, RCEP Enhances ASEAN’s Role As Investment Magnet

By Durratul Ain Ahmad Fuad

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 24 (Bernama) -- Deepening Closer Economic Relations (CER) between ASEAN, Australia, and New Zealand through frameworks such as the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (AANZFTA) and the broader Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is creating regulatory certainty, trade predictability and foreign direct investment (FDI) magnetism. 

Malaysia To Host AIFTIS 2025 To Boost Services Productivity, Cut Trade Deficit

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 (Bernama) - Malaysia is poised to play a key role in transforming the services sector within the region by hosting the inaugural ASEAN International Fair for Trade in Services (AIFTIS) on Nov 17-18, 2025.

4tify Projected To Generate US$20 Mln In Bio-material Sales Starting Next Year

GEORGE TOWN, Sept 22 (Bernama) — BioNexus-status company 4tify Sdn Bhd (4tify) is projected to generate annual sales of US$20 million (RM84.2 million) starting in 2026 via the production of bio-materials for local and international distribution.

11.8 Mln Cross-Border QR Transactions Recorded In 1H 2025

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 8 (Bernama) -- Malaysians travelling abroad and foreign visitors in Malaysia during the first half (1H) of 2025 made 11.8 million cross-border QR payment transactions worth RM967 million.

OCK Group Considering Listing Subsidiaries On ACE Market

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 26 (Bernama) -- OCK Group Bhd is considering listing its 52.0 per cent subsidiary, EI Power Technologies Sdn Bhd, and its subsidiaries, EI Power Nexus Sdn Bhd and EI Power (Thailand) Co Ltd, on the ACE Market of Bursa Securities. 

Malaysia’s Global Business Services Sector Leverage AI To Provide Higher Value Services

By Wong Cheng Hau

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 21 (Bernama) -- About 40 per cent of the 120,000 jobs in Malaysia’s global business services (GBS) sector will be using artificial intelligence (AI) to move towards higher-value services.

Bioeconomy Corporation, Invest Sabah Collaborate To Strengthen Bioeconomy Ecosystem

KOTA KINABALU, Aug 20 (Bernama) – The Malaysian Bioeconomy Development Corporation (Bioeconomy Corporation) has formed a strategic collaboration with Invest Sabah Bhd through the Bioeconomy Tour 2025.

MBW Innexus Industrial City To Create 37,000 Jobs, RM2 Bln GDV – Tengku Zafrul

JOHOR BAHRU, Aug 20 (Bernama) – The RM2 billion gross development value (GDV) MBW Innexus Industrial City project is expected to create approximately 37,000 jobs across various skill levels, according to the Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI).

MTD Properties Targets To Invest RM4 Bln For Melaka Project

MELAKA, July 24 (Bernama) -- Property developer MTD Properties Sdn Bhd is planning to undertake a strategic development project in Ayer Keroh, with an estimated investment value of around RM4 billion.

Malaysia's Professional Service Records Highest Productivity Since 2020 - MPC

KUALA LUMPUR, July 15 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's Professional Services sector continues to perform well, recording its highest productivity growth in the past five years, reaching RM94,964 per employee this year, compared to RM89,748 in 2023.

Pharma Industry Emerging As Driver Of Investments, Jobs, And Healthcare Resilience -- MPC

KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s pharmaceutical industry is emerging as a driver of high-value investment, skilled employment, and healthcare resilience, driven by regulatory and productivity reforms implemented in recent years, according to the Malaysia Productivity Corporation (MPC).

KWAP Finalises 12 General Partners Under Dana Pemacu’s RM6 Bln Fund Allocation

KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 (Bernama) -- The Retirement Fund Inc (KWAP) today announced the shortlisted 12 global general partners (GPs) with an allocation of RM6 billion across both conventional and Shariah-compliant funds under the Dana Pemacu initiative.