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By Danni Haizal Danial Donald
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 13 (Bernama) -- The ringgit is expected to trade within a tight range next week as investor focus shifts to the United States’ anticipated interest rate cut.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 11 (Bernama) -- MBSB Investment Bank Bhd has maintained its projection for Malaysia's Industrial Production Index (IPI) growth to moderate to around 2.0 per cent this year, compared to 3.7 per cent last year.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 11 (Bernama) -- Kenanga Investment Bank Bhd (Kenanga IB) is maintaining its 2025 manufacturing growth forecast for Malaysia at 3.9 per cent, down from 4.3 per cent last year, citing a cautious outlook for external trade.
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ISKANDAR PUTERI, Sept 11 (Bernama) -- Johor is on track to achieve a state revenue projection of RM2.5 billion this year, the highest in its history, surpassing previous peak figures of RM1.5 billion to RM1.7 billion recorded between 2015 and 2021.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 10 (Bernama) -- MBSB Investment Bank Bhd (MBSB IB) has revised its 2025 projection for the 10-year Malaysian Government Securities (MGS) yield to end the year at around 3.40 per cent, following the recent overnight policy rate (OPR) cut.
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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.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 4.4 per cent in the second quarter of 2025 was achieved through the government’s adoption of a centrality approach amid an uncertain geopolitical and economic environment, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 26 (Bernama) -- Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) continues to pursue growth opportunities across segments despite soft market conditions, said president and group chief executive officer (GCEO) Datuk Seri Khairussaleh Ramli.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 26 (Bernama) -- The overall impact of the Sales and Service Tax (SST) implementation on households is estimated to be low and manageable, based on early Ministry of Finance (MOF) projections, said Deputy Finance Minister Lim Hui Ying.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 25 (Bernama) -- To future-proof the ASEAN Blue Economy, the regional bloc should focus on and integrate four key areas.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 25 (Bernama) -- Public Investment Bank (IB) Bhd has maintained its 2025 headline inflation forecast at 1.9 per cent year-on-year, while CIMB Securities Sdn Bhd trimmed its projections, with both firms expecting only limited impact from the planned fuel price cut.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 21 (Bernama) -- ASEAN must strengthen its legal certainty and dispute settlement mechanisms to sustain business confidence as the region advances towards becoming the world’s fourth-largest economy by 2030, Secretary-General Dr Kao Kim Hourn said today.