Ringgit’s Strong Run Backed By Narrowing Rate Gap, Domestic Resilience

By Harizah Hanim Mohamed

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 6 (Bernama) -- The ringgit is seen moving towards the 4.00 to 4.15 level against the greenback by end-2025, after registering a six per cent gain against the US dollar year-to-date, making it the top-performing Asian currency and affirming its steady trajectory.

Bursa Malaysia Ends Slightly Lower, Tracking Regional Markets

Govt Plans To Establish Data Centre To Store National Data - Liew

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 (Bernama) -- The government plans to establish a dedicated data centre to store all national data to protect information sovereignty, said Deputy Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Liew Chin Tong.

Rubber Market Closes Higher On US-China Trade War Truce, Firmer Greenback

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 3 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian rubber market ended higher today, supported by the US-China trade war truce, said a dealer.

CIMB Treasury And Markets Research Expects BNM To Maintain OPR At 2.75 Pct In Final MPC Meeting

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- CIMB Treasury & Markets Research expects Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) to maintain the overnight policy rate (OPR) at 2.75 per cent in its final Monetary Policy Committee (MPC)  meeting on Nov 6, underpinned by robust macroeconomic indicators.

KFSHRC To Launch Saudi Arabia's First Genetic And Cellular Therapy Plant By 2025

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 30 (Bernama) -- King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (KFSHRC) will open Saudi Arabia’s first facility for manufacturing genetic and cellular therapies by late 2025, a move set to transform patient care and the nation’s biotech landscape.

CPO Futures Close Lower On Concerns Over Weak Demand, Rising Output

By Nur Athirah Mohd Shaharuddin

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 (Bernama) -- The crude palm oil (CPO) futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed lower today, weighed down by concerns over weak demand and rising output of the commodity in the coming weeks.

Bidgely Unveils UtilityAI Pro To Transform Utility Data Analytics Globally

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 24 (Bernama) -- Bidgely, an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered Software as a Service (SaaS) company accelerating a clean energy future, has introduced UtilityAI Pro, the comprehensive vertical AI platform designed specifically for global utilities, energy providers and DISCOMs.

ATIGA To Hasten Region’s Emergence As Unified Growth Engine, Raise ASEAN's Bargaining Power - Economist

By Danni Haizal Danial Donald

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 23 (Bernama) -- The upgraded ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement (ATIGA) will further accelerate Southeast Asia’s emergence as a self-reliant and unified growth engine able to stave off headwinds from economic superpower rivalry, an economist said.

Palm Oil Prices Likely To Stay Above RM4,400 A Tonne Until Year-end - MPOC

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC) expects palm oil prices to remain steady above RM4,400 per tonne towards end of 2025, amid weak crude oil prices and high vegetable oil inventories in major consuming markets such as China and India.

BUDI95: 300 Litres Sufficient For Normal Use -- Treasury Sec-gen

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.

Malaysia, Japan Strengthen Green Partnership At AZEC Ministerial Meeting

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 17 (Bernama) -- Seven memoranda of understanding (MoUs) were signed between Malaysian and Japanese entities, covering strategic areas of decarbonisation, biofuels, transition financing, and carbon capture and storage at the 3rd Asia Zero Emission Community (AZEC) Ministerial Meeting today.