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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 (Bernama) -- India is increasingly viewing Malaysia as a strategic gateway to expand its economic footprint in Southeast Asia, using the country as a springboard to deepen trade and business engagement across the region, an academician said.
14h ago
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 (Bernama) -- Companies must actively manage currency risks through appropriate hedging and business strategies, said Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 29 (Bernama) -- Asia Pacific airlines led global performance in 2025, with air cargo demand, measured in cargo tonne-kilometres (CTK), rising 8.4 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y), supported by most major routes, said the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
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KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 27 (Bernama) -- The Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI), together with its agencies such as the Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation and the Malaysian Investment Development Authority, is conducting a cost-benefit analysis (CBA) on the Agreement on Reciprocal Trade (ART) with the United States (US).
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KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 26 -- Bursa Malaysia opened higher on Monday, extending gains from last week, as foreign funds continued to snap up local shares, reflecting sustained external confidence in the Malaysian market.
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BUKIT MERTAJAM, Jan 24 (Bernama) -- The ringgit’s performance, now among the best in Asia, proves the effectiveness of good governance policies, political stability, and investor confidence in the country’s economic direction.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 23 (Bernama) -- The Beyond Insights Symposium 2026 brought together global technology leaders, financial technology (fintech) pioneers and market strategists to examine how fast-evolving megatrends are reshaping markets.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 22 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s economic growth is expected to remain resilient in 2026, supported by robust domestic demand and manageable inflation, leading analysts to expect Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) to keep the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) unchanged at 2.75 per cent throughout the year.
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By Zufazlin Baharuddin
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 22 (Bernama) -- Positive sentiment surrounding the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) status quo, coupled with easing geopolitical uncertainty, supported the Bursa Malaysia benchmark index in closing higher today.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 22 (Bernama) -- The Kuala Lumpur rubber market finished lower on Thursday amid mixed performance in the regional rubber futures market, a dealer said.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 22 (Bernama) -- Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has decided to maintain the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) at 2.75 per cent during its meeting today.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 22 (Bernama) -- AmBank anticipates that the ringgit will trade within a range in the first half of 2026, before approaching the 3.94 level against the US dollar in the latter half of the year, supported by Malaysia’s positive economic outlook.