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KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 21 (Bernama) -- Malaysia needs to shift to a value creation-based economy by increasing economic diversification in order to raise the ceiling of national growth, according toi Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 21 (Bernama) -- Asia’s reinsurers are actively expanding to mature overseas markets as part of a move to diversify and be more agile with underwriting cycle management, according to a new AM Best report.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 21 (Bernama) -- Ras Al Khaimah is fast becoming one of the United Arab Emirates (UAE)’s hottest property markets, with real estate surging on the back of visionary leadership and strategic development.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 20 (Bernama) -- JCY International Bhd recorded a net loss of RM33.40 million in the third quarter ended June 30, 2025 (3Q 2025), compared with a net profit of RM9.89 million in the same period last year.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 20 (Bernama) -- Generator rental services provider Express Powerr Solutions (M) Bhd which is en route to be listed on the ACE Market of Bursa Malaysia on Sept 24, 2025, is expected to raise RM36.0 million through its upcoming initial public offering (IPO).
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 18 (Bernama) -- Genting Plantations Bhd’s (GENP) indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, ACGT Vegetable AgVentures Sdn Bhd (AVA), has proposed to undertake a joint venture with Shouguang Vegetable Science and Technology Sdn Bhd (SVST).
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 14 (Bernama) -- MNRB Holdings Bhd posted a record-high net profit of RM168.43 million for the first quarter ended June 30, 2025 (1Q FY2026), up 82.7 per cent from RM92.20 million in the same quarter last year.
OSAKA (Japan), Aug 9 (Bernama) -- ASEAN has expressed its readiness to upgrade its free trade agreement (FTA) with Japan, signalling a desire to bring the decades-old pact into the modern economic era.
By Rosemarie Khoo Mohd Sani
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 7 (Bernama) -- The Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz has called for structural reforms to continue nationally and on the ASEAN level, noting that the region must remain strong in the face of rising geopolitical and economic uncertainties.
SUNGAI BULOH, Aug 6 (Bernama) -- PTT Synergy Group Bhd has allocated RM2.3 billion in capital expenditure (capex) over the next two years for its automated warehouse business, which will cover the development of four new automated warehouses.
LABUAN, Aug 5 (Bernama) -- The new Sabah-centric economic strategy is paving the way for more targeted, long-term development efforts, offering renewed hope for the state’s economic recovery and job creation, said an expert.
By Siti Radziah Hamzah
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 3 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s successful negotiation to reduce the reciprocal tariff imposed by the United States (US) on its exports to 19 per cent from 25 per cent is seen as a strategic step forward, placing the country on equal footing with major ASEAN peers while preserving key domestic policy priorities.
