KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 8 (Bernama) -- Budget 2026 must ensure that Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) courses align with Malaysia’s economic priorities, such as value-added job creation in manufacturing, five-year development plans, and future-led energy transition initiatives including renewable energy.
By Mohd Noor Azeery Idris
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 6 (Bernama) -- The Agrobank is hoping that the Business Financing Guarantee Scheme (SJPP) will continue to be enhanced under Budget 2026, given its positive impact on the economy, particularly in empowering micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the agri-food sector.
LABUAN, Sept 29 (Bernama) -- Business operations of both foreign and Malaysian companies within the Labuan International Business and Financial Centre (Labuan IBFC) have created economic activities, investments, and revenue that benefit the nation’s coffers and the island as a whole, said Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan.
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.
From Sharifah Hunaini Syed Ismail
KUNMING (CHINA), Sept 17 (Bernama) -- Malaysian media is showing strong interest in China’s advancements in technology, particularly in electric vehicles (EVs) and the digital economy, as well as focusing on how these developments directly impact Malaysia in terms of job creation.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 10 (Bernama) -- Fitch Ratings has lifted its global growth forecast for 2025 to 2.4 per cent from 2.2 per cent, citing stronger-than-expected second-quarter data, but said evidence of a United States (US) slowdown is mounting.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 8 (Bernama) -- Triangle Life Insurance Co Ltd (Triangle Life) in its new report finds 88 per cent of high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs) believe their wealth has a positive impact, with 66 per cent describing that effect as highly significant.
By Fatin Umairah Abdul Hamid
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 4 (Bernama) -- The ringgit closed slightly lower against the US dollar on Thursday following a 0.1 per cent rise in the US Dollar Index (US DXY) to 98.245 points despite a weaker-than-expected job openings report in the United States (US), said an analyst.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 4 (Bernama) -- Tellus Power Globe Holding Limited (Tellus Power) recently welcomed a high-level delegation led by United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure Undersecretary Sharif Al Olama, signalling deeper UAE-Asia cooperation in clean energy innovation.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 28 (Bernama) -- Malaysia has recorded increased investors’ interest and confidence from BRICS countries, with total investments approved for the first quarter of 2025 (1Q 2025) reaching RM8.54 billion, said the Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI).
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 27 (Bernama) -- Malaysia is pushing hard to achieve the National Energy Transition Roadmap (NETR) target of raising renewable energy (RE) to 70 per cent of the nation’s capacity by 2050, with the government, agencies, companies and industry players all working together towards this goal.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 26 (Bernama) -- GWM, a Chinese automotive brand, has officially launched production at its Brazil plant, marking a major step in the company’s global strategy and a defining moment for Chinese intelligent manufacturing abroad.
