Malaysia's Rare Earth Pact With US Powers High-tech Revolution To Move Up The Value Chain

PUTRAJAYA, Nov 2 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s partnership with the United States in critical minerals unlocks new flows of American investment and technology, as well as the development of downstream rare earth elements (REE) capabilities, from extraction and separation to advanced manufacturing.

BNM: Malaysia’s Official Reserve Assets At US$123.6 Bln As Of End-Sept 2025

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s official international reserve assets stood at US$123.6 billion (US$1= RM4.19) as at end-September 2025, up from US$122.68 billion as at end-August 2025, according to Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM).

UVJC Launches Global Headquarters, R&D Centre In Singapore 

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 30 (Bernama) -- Universal Vapor Jet Corporation (UVJC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Universal Display Corporation (UDC), has launched its global headquarters and research and development (R&D) centre at Mapletree Hi-Tech Park @ Kallang Way, Singapore.

AM Best Assigns Excellent Credit Ratings To Indonesia’s Lippo General Insurance 

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 30 (Bernama) -- Global credit rating agency, AM Best has assigned a financial strength rating of A- (Excellent), a long-term issuer credit rating of “a-” (Excellent) and the Indonesia National Scale Rating (NSR) of aaa.ID (Exceptional) to Indonesia’s PT Lippo General Insurance Tbk (LGI).

BNM’s International Reserves At US$123.4 Bln As At Oct 15

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 23 (Bernama) -- The international reserves of Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) amounted to US$123.4 billion as at Oct 15, 2025, compared to US$123.6 billion as at Sept 30, 2025.

Malaysia Open To Downstream REE Joint Ventures - Tengku Zafrul

By Harizah Hanim Mohamed

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 22 (Bernama) -- Malaysia is open to foreign companies establishing joint ventures with local firms to develop rare earth minerals in Malaysia.

Malaysia Welcomes Chinese Cooperation In Developing Rare Earth Industry -- MITI

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 16 (Bernama) -- Malaysia welcomes cooperation with China to develop its domestic rare earth elements (REE) processing industry, said the Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI).

Govt Received RM20.71 Bln In Settlement Over 1MDB From Three Banks To Date - MOF

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 (Bernama) -- The government and 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) have reached settlements with three financial institutions, namely, Goldman Sachs amounting to US$3.9 billion (RM16.48 billion), AmBank Group amounting to RM2.83 billion, and JP Morgan (Switzerland) Ltd amounting to RM1.4 billion to date.

MoF Proposes Review Of Tax Incentives For Venture Capital

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 10 (Bernama) -- The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has proposed to review tax incentives for venture capital companies (VCCs), venture capital management companies (VCMCs), and individual shareholders of VCCs to further encourage investment by VCCs.

Malaysia’s Financial Market Outlook Remains Positive On Strong Fundamentals, Supportive Monetary Policy

By Karina Imran and Fatin Umairah Abdul Hamid

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 10 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s financial market outlook remains positive, buoyed by strong macroeconomic fundamentals, supportive monetary policy and ongoing structural reforms aimed at driving sustainable economic growth. 

Indonesia’s Non-Life Insurance Outlook Remains Stable - AM Best

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- Global credit rating agency, AM Best has maintained its outlook on Indonesia’s non-life insurance segment at stable, citing resilient growth prospects, ongoing regulatory refinements and robust investment returns.

Singapore's MS First Capital Insurance Credit Ratings Upgraded By AM Best

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 8 (Bernama) -- AM Best has upgraded Singapore’s MS First Capital Insurance Ltd (MSFC) financial strength rating to A+ (Superior) from A (Excellent) and the long-term issuer credit rating to “aa-” (Superior) from “a+” (Excellent).