SHAH ALAM, June 18 (Bernama) -- Port Klang’s container throughput rose by 5.4 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) to 6.38 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in the January-May 2026 period, compared with 6.05 million TEUs in the corresponding period last year.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 18 (Bernama) -- Malaysia is expected to maintain strong trade momentum in the coming months after recording the best trade performance in the country’s history for the first four months of 2026 despite facing global geopolitical uncertainties and supply chain disruptions, said Deputy Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Sim Tze Tzin.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 11 (Bernama) -- The Bank Rakyat BizMatch: Make Malaysian Businesses Great programme, which is being held in Tokyo, Japan, in conjunction with the Nikkei Forum: Future of Asia 2026, is expected to generate business deals worth more than RM500 million in the next 12 months.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 7 (Bernama) -- Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) decision to maintain the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) at 2.75 per cent today reinforced expectations that the central bank will likely hold the rate throughout 2026, although investment banks and research houses caution that prolonged geopolitical tensions and higher oil prices could still alter the inflation outlook.
KUALA LUMPUR, April 10 (Bernama) -- Kenanga Investment Bank Bhd (Kenanga IB) believes trading momentum in Bursa Malaysia Bhd could remain supportive in the near term before gradually shifting towards recovery-driven investment themes following the stronger first quarter of 2026 (1Q 2026) average daily value (ADV).
By Dr Phar Kim Beng
Few economic indicators shape global stability as decisively as the price of oil.
By Zufazlin Baharuddin
KUALA LUMPUR, March 5 (Bernama) -- Bank Negara Malaysia’s decision to keep the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) steady at 2.75 per cent reflects a policy stance that remains supportive in the face of an increasingly uncertain external environment.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 5 (Bernama) -- The Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE) is taking proactive steps to cushion the impact of escalating geopolitical conflicts in West Asia, by activating a comprehensive mitigation framework to support Malaysian exporters navigating maritime blockades, surging logistics costs and supply chain disruptions.
By Abdul Hamid A Rahman
KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 (Bernama) -- The Kuala Lumpur rubber market ended mixed today as the market sentiment was dampened by escalating geopolitical conflicts between the United States (US) and Iran, a dealer said.
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 14 (Bernama) -- Malaysia entered 2025 amid fiscal constraints, subsidy reforms, uneven global trade, and a weak ringgit — but the economy continued to advance, even as the overall outlook remained cautious.
KOTA BHARU, June 21 (Bernama) -- The government is exploring new markets for Malaysia’s palm oil in an effort to reduce the nation’s reliance on major exporting markets affected by geopolitical conflicts.
