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By Karina Imran
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 28 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia snapped its five-day winning streak to close lower on Wednesday, as investors took profit following a cumulative gain of 4.25 per cent over the past five sessions, said an analyst.
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 28 (Bernama) -- The Asian Productivity Organization (APO) announced the Government of Mongolia recently received the National Productivity Master Plan for Mongolia 2026–2035 at the Deputy Prime Minister’s office, Government Palace, Ulaanbaatar.
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 28 (Bernama) -- The ringgit has staged a strong comeback, rising from around the 4.70 level against the US dollar a few years ago to the 3.90 level currently, making it one of Asia’s best-performing currencies, said World Bank lead economist for Malaysia Apurva Sanghi.
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 28 (Bernama) -- The ringgit strengthened to 3.9170 against the US dollar at Wednesday’s lunch break, extending gains from earlier sessions on renewed market confidence.
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 28 (Bernama) -- Both Malaysia’s export and import volume indices increased 13.8 per cent and 4.0 per cent in December 2025, respectively, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 28 (Bernama) — Business partners under the Sumbangan Asas Rahmah (SARA) programme has risen to 10,447 shops nationwide as of Jan 26, 2026 against 700 in 2024, said Deputy Finance Minister Liew Chin Tong.
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 28 (Bernama) -- ACE Market debutant ISF Group Bhd will continue to benefit from Malaysia’s data centre expansion by securing more projects this year.
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 28 (Bernama) -- Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) should be a key focus in efforts to deepen Malaysia-India economic ties, as India offers vast market opportunities for Malaysian businesses seeking to expand overseas, said ASEAN-India Economic Council chairman Datuk Ramesh Kodammal.
By Karina Imran
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 28 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia retreated from recent gains to open lower on Wednesday, as investors took profit after the market scaled fresh highs and assessed mixed performances on Wall Street, an analyst said.
By Karina Imran
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 28 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s economic growth outlook continues to be supported by solid fundamentals. Our economy is highly diversified and our domestic demand is resilient, said Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) Governor Datuk Seri Abdul Rasheed Ghaffour.
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 28 (Bernama) -- The ringgit opened firmer against the US dollar on Wednesday, supported by weaker US economic data that continued to weigh on the greenback.
By K. Naveen Prabu
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 27 (Bernama) -- Crude palm oil (CPO) futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed higher today, supported by the strength in the soybean oil market, said a trader.
