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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.
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 11 (Bernama) -- Global financial crime watchdog, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG) in a report published today, revealed that Malaysia has further strengthened its defences against illicit finance since 2015, notably by enhancing its legal framework and supervision of financial and non-financial sectors.
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 10 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s unemployment rate is expected to remain at 3.0 per cent in 2025 and 2026, supported by steady employment growth and continued hiring in the domestic-oriented services sector, according to MBSB Investment Bank Bhd (MBSB IB).
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 7 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s banking sector ended 2025 on a firmer footing, charting steady loan growth, stable asset quality and sustained profitability despite a year clouded by global trade tensions, while the outlook for next year remains steady amid a diversified portfolio.
By Durratul Ain Ahmad Fuad
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 6 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia is expected to be in a data-dependent mode as markets position ahead of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting on Dec 9-10, said IPPFA Sdn Bhd director of investment strategy and country economist Mohd Sedek Jantan.
MELAKA, Dec 1 (Bernama) -- Dunia Melayu Dunia Islam (DMDI), through its subsidiary DMDI Ventures, has launched its first electrical goods store that features the Selamat brand.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 27 (Bernama) -- QL Resources Bhd posted a lower net profit of RM116.23 million for the second quarter of the financial year 2026, ended Sept 30, 2025 (2Q FY2026), down from RM128.28 million.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 26 (Bernama) -- Sunway Bhd posted a lower net profit of RM338.14 million for the third quarter (3Q) ended Sept 30, 2025, compared to RM376.08 million a year earlier, due to start-up operational losses from its new hospitals in Damansara and Ipoh.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 26 (Bernama) -- UEM Edgenta Bhd posted a net loss of RM94.12 million for the third quarter (3Q) ended Sept 30, 2025, compared with a net profit of RM10.23 million a year earlier, due to significant one-off, non-cash impairments of goodwill, non-current assets, and long-outstanding receivables.
From M. Saraswathi
NAIROBI, Nov 24 (Bernama) -- Malaysia and Kenya have agreed to elevate their long-standing bilateral relations to a strategic partnership, marking a historic milestone in the two nations’ 60-year diplomatic ties.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 24 (Bernama) -- S&P Global Ratings has lifted its 2026 gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast for Asia-Pacific to 4.3 per cent from 4.0 per cent, with the Malaysian economy now projected to grow at a faster pace of 4.5 per cent.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 24 (Bernama) -- S&P Global Ratings has lifted its 2026 gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast for Asia-Pacific to 4.3 per cent from 4.0 per cent, with the Malaysian economy now projected to grow at a faster pace of 4.5 per cent.
