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By Siti Noor Afera Abu
KUALA LUMPUR, June 22 (Bernama) -- Economists are maintaining a cautious stance on Malaysia’s trade outlook this year due to persistent global tariff uncertainty, which is expected to weigh on the country’s trade and manufacturing performance.
TASHKENT, June 21 (Bernama) -- Malaysia is optimistic about a potential increase in bilateral trade with Uzbekistan, as both countries work to deepen cooperation in new areas such as halal certification, Islamic finance, tourism, and green technology.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 20 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's trade increased by 2.6 per cent in May 2025 to reach RM252.48 billion, marking the 17th consecutive month of year-on-year growth since January 2024, said the Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry.
By Rosemarie Khoo Mohd Sani
KUALA LUMPUR, June 19 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia closed lower in tandem with the weak performance across the region, said an analyst.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 16 (Bernama) -- Perma-Pipe International Holdings Inc reported a record net income of US$5.0 million for the first quarter (Q1) ended April 30, 2025, marking a 243 per cent increase from US$1.4 million in the same period last year. (US$1=RM4.23)
By Durratul Ain Ahmad Fuad
KUALA LUMPUR, June 12 (Bernama) -Malaysia’s approved investments in the first quarter of 2025 (1Q 2025) underscored the country’s economic resilience and continued attractiveness as an investment destination, despite ongoing global uncertainties, economists said.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 11 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast for 2025 has been revised to 3.9 per cent, a 0.6 percentage-point downgrade from January 2025’s projection, according to the World Bank’s Global Economic Prospects report.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 11 (Bernama) -- Global growth is expected to weaken to 2.3 per cent in 2025, with deceleration in most economies relative to last year.
From Kisho Kumari Sucedaram
BEIJING, June 9 (Bernama) – China’s trade with ASEAN and Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) partner countries continued to gain traction in the first five months of 2025, with trade between China and ASEAN rising 9.1 per cent year-on-year to 3.02 trillion yuan (US$415.5 billion).
KOTA TINGGI, June 5 (Bernama) -- The impact of the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ) is already being felt, with Johor recording RM27.4 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first quarter of this year.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 4 (Bernama) -- More than 6,300 accounts were hijacked across nine brokerage firms that enabled unauthorised trades totalling over 300 billion Japanese yen (approximately US$2 billion) in Japan between January and April this year, according to a new investigative report by Solidus Labs. (US$1=RM4.23)
From Karina Imran
OSAKA, May 31 (Bernama) -- Sarawak Energy Bhd has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) to collaborate on renewable energy (RE) development, enhance cross-border energy infrastructure, and exchange technical knowledge.
