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By Rosemarie Khoo Mohd Sani
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 25 (Bernama) -- ASEAN and India’s effort to upgrade the ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement (AITIGA) has made visible progress after nine negotiating rounds, and the pathway to a substantial conclusion by end-2025 is still open.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 18 (Bernama) -- CIMB Investment Bank Bhd expects a budget deficit of 3.6 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) for Malaysia in 2026, with the government revenue expanding by four per cent to RM353.3 billion in 2026.
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By Abdul Hamid A Rahman
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 13 (Bernama) -- National infrastructure such as train transportation is more than steel and tracks.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 10 (Bernama) -- The Dewan Negara today passed the Countervailing and Anti-Dumping Duties (Amendment) Bill 2025, which aims to strengthen protection for local industries from unfair trade practices from foreign countries.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 9 (Bernama) -- The government has developed a strategy to ensure that US retaliatory tariffs on Malaysia will not jeopardise foreign direct investment (FDI) and to minimise any impact on the national economy, said the Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI).
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KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 21 (Bernama) -- Nippon Kinzoku Co Ltd has launched its fourth environmentally friendly “Eco-Product” series, the Special Tension Annealing (STA) finish stainless steel, aimed at reducing warping and refining crystal grain size for high-definition etching.
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By Abdul Hamid A Rahman
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 20 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian rubber market closed lower today in tandem with its regional counterparts following the latest United States (US) tariff announcement, said a dealer.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 19 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia opened higher today, extending yesterday’s gains, supported by continued buying interest in selected heavyweights amid cautious sentiments on the global economic outlook, a dealer said.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 18 (Bernama) -- The government made the decision to maintain the Sales and Service Tax (SST) with an expanded scope after considering both SST and the Goods and Services Tax (GST), according to Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 15 (Bernama) -- IJM Construction Sdn Bhd, a wholly owned subsidiary of IJM Corporation Bhd (IJM), has been awarded a RM1.4 billion contract for the construction of a large-scale data centre facility in Johor Bahru.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 12 (Bernama) -- A consortium of major steel producers and global industrial players, including ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India, JSW Steel, Hyundai Steel Company, BHP, Chevron, and Mitsui & Co Ltd, has launched a pre-feasibility study to assess the development of Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) hubs across Asia.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 12 (Bernama) -- The unit price index of steel recorded a slight decrease in July 2025, ranging from -0.2 per cent to -3.5 per cent as compared to the previous month, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).