KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 (Bernama) -- The risk associated with consumer loans under the Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) scheme remains under control and is expected to stay at 0.3 per cent of Malaysia’s total household debt, according to the Ministry of Finance (MOF).
KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 (Bernama) -- The government will ensure that the objectives of public financial management under the Public Finance and Fiscal Responsibility Act 2023 (Act 850) are translated into better fiscal outcomes through the strengthening of a rules-based governance framework to improve transparency and accountability, said the Ministry of Finance (MoF).
PUTRAJAYA, March 2 (Bernama) -- Credit providers and credit service providers are required to meet licensing requirements and register with the Consumer Credit Commission (CCC) effective June 1, 2026, in line with the Consumer Credit Act 2025 (Act 873) (CCA).
KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 (Bernama) -- Asia’s high-income economies, which heavily rely on commodity imports, are particularly vulnerable to the direct economic fallout from the conflict in the Middle East, according to Moody’s Analytics.
By Rosemarie Khoo Mohd Sani
KUALA LUMPUR, March 1 (Bernama) -- The Employees Provident Fund’s (EPF) dividend rate of 6.15 per cent for both the conventional and shariah savings accounts, with a total payout of RM79.6 billion for 2025, is respectable and reflective of resilient financial market performance despite global volatility, said economists.
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s official reserve assets amounted to US$126.87 billion (US$1=RM3.88) as at end-January 2026, as compared to US$125.53 billion as at end-December 2025.
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- Neinor Homes (Neinor) reported an adjusted net profit of about 70 million euros for financial year 2025 (FY25), beating its guidance, while revenue reached 697 million euros, excluding the impact of its acquisition of AEDAS Homes. (1 Euro = RM4.57)
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 26 (Bernama) -- The government should strengthen national housing policy with more effective price controls and better-targeted tax incentives to tackle the imbalance between house prices and the public’s income growth, urged Senator Michael Mujah Lihan.
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 24 (Bernama) -- The Ministry of Finance (MoF) will dissolve dormant Minister of Finance (Incorporated) (MKD) companies after the companies resolve issues related to financial obligations, said Deputy Finance Minister Liew Chin Tong.
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 24 (Bernama) -- Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) international reserves amounted to US$127.9 billion as at Feb 13, 2026, compared with US$126.9 billion at the end of last month.
WASHINGTON, Feb 20 (Bernama-Kyodo) -- The US Supreme Court ruled Friday that President Donald Trump's use of emergency powers to hit nearly all of America's trading partners with so-called reciprocal tariffs is unconstitutional, Kyodo News reported.
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 19 (Bernama) -- Lendlease Global Commercial Trust Management Pte Ltd, the manager of Lendlease Global Commercial REIT (Lendlease REIT), reported first-half (1H) financial results for FY2026 distributable income of SG$48.6 million, up 11.7 per cent year-on-year (YoY), or a distribution of 1.85 cents per unit. (SG$1 = RM3.07)
