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By Farhana Abd Kadir
SHAH ALAM, Nov 13 (Bernama) -- The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) Shariah-compliant savings option not only can purify earnings but also provides contributors with competitive dividend yields that will not be detrimental to them, an economist said.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 10 (Bernama) -- Malaysia is progressing at a reasonable pace in implementing strategic and structural reforms to achieve the nation's aspiration of becoming a high-income and developed nation, said Bank Negara Malaysia governor Datuk Seri Abdul Rasheed Ghaffour.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 6 (Bernama) -- Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has room to reduce the overnight policy rate (OPR), but there is no immediate urgency to do so given the country’s resilient economic outlook, said Bank Muamalat Malaysia Bhd chief economist Dr Mohd Afzanizam Abdul Rashid.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 6 (Bernama) -- Following is the transcript of Bernama’s email interview with Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) Governor Datuk Seri Abdul Rasheed Ghaffour on the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR).
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia Bhd and AmInvest have launched the FTSE4Good Bursa Malaysia exchange-traded fund (ETF), the first and only sustainable and responsible investment (SRI)-qualified ETF in the country.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4 (Bernama) -- Artificial intelligence (AI) adoption in Malaysia grew 35 per cent year-on-year, with about 2.4 million businesses already using AI, according to a report by Amazon Web Services (AWS), an Amazon.com company.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4 (Bernama) -- The price of gold, which has risen by more than 40 per cent since early January 2024, presents the best opportunity to invest in the Bank Islam Gold Account (BIGA-i), a Bank Islam Malaysia Bhd’s (BIMB) Shariah-compliant digital gold product.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 3 (Bernama) -- The government is taking a longer time to implement the RON95 fuel subsidy rationalisation compared to other subsidies to ensure that the implementation is carried out carefully and does not negatively affect the people.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 (Bernama) -- The government has allocated RM20 billion in basic development expenditure (Basic DE) for 2026 to six less developed states, representing an increase of five percent compared to RM19 billion in 2025.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 (Bernama) -- A total of 1.12 million Employees Provident Fund (EPF) members have made voluntary contributions worth RM14.13 billion as of August this year, according to the Ministry of Finance (MoF).
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has emphasised the importance of strong governance, fiscal discipline and education as Malaysia continues to restructure its economy amid efforts to strengthen growth and reduce inequality.
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 19 (Bernama) -- Based on the government data, the 300-litre petrol subsidy quota provided under the BUDI MADANI RON95 (BUDI95) programme is sufficient for normal personal use, said Treasury secretary-general Datuk Johan Mahmood Merican.
