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KUALA LUMPUR, April 14 (Bernama) -- A total of 30 Malaysian companies are scheduled to engage with five international counterparts in more than 150 business matching sessions at Expo 2025 Osaka, Japan.
KUALA LUMPUR, April 10 (Bernama) -- ASEAN member states will explore suitable financing structures and alternative tools, including Islamic finance solutions, to finance the ASEAN Power Grid (APG) projects as well as sustainable infrastructure development.
KUALA LUMPUR, April 7 (Bernama) -- Bank Negara Malaysia governor Datuk Seri Abdul Rasheed Ghaffour today has called on ASEAN member states to scale up private sector investments in climate projects given the scale of the region’s investment needs.
By CW Sim
KUALA LUMPUR, April 7 (Bernama) -- When President Donald Trump announced a 24 per cent reciprocal tariff on Malaysia on April 2, 2025, it triggered concern across Southeast Asia. But in Kuala Lumpur, the initial turbulence gave way to a clearer recognition — this was not an unforeseen storm.
KUALA LUMPUR, April 7 (Bernama) -- Innovative funding mechanisms are vital for ASEAN to accelerate its transition towards a low-carbon economy, while strengthening climate resilience, in a just, inclusive and orderly way, said Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan.
KUALA LUMPUR, April 2 (Bernama) -- Islamic banks in Malaysia are extending financial assistance to victims of the Putra Heights gas pipeline fire in Selangor.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 26 (Bernama) -- Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) will tap fully growth opportunities that arise as Malaysia assumes the ASEAN chairmanship this year, especially in areas of sustainability, transition finance, and micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs).
KUALA LUMPUR, March 26 (Bernama) -- RAM Rating Services Bhd (RAM Ratings) expects Islamic financing to expand at a steady eight per cent growth rate in 2025 despite global challenges and uncertainties.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 25 (Bernama) — The International Islamic Liquidity Management Corporation (IILM) has secured a new high-quality asset worth US$500 million (US$1=RM4.435) as it expands its asset pool to meet the growing demand for its short-term Islamic papers.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 25 (Bernama) -- The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) is collaborating with the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies (OCIS) to launch the Sultan Nazrin Shah Fellowship, which is aimed at driving thought leadership and innovation in Islamic finance.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 (Bernama) – Malaysia saw a significant rise in sustainable and responsible investment (SRI) sukuk issuances last year, reaching RM11.9 billion — an almost ninefold increase since its introduction in 2017— thanks to a supportive regulatory framework.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 (Bernama) – The Islamic banking and takaful industries continued to record positive growth in 2024, with the Islamic banking industry’s share of total financing in the financial system increasing to 46.6 per cent last year from 45.6 per cent in 2023.
