8h ago
KUALA LUMPUR, May 6 (Bernama) -- Digital payments company Visa has launched the Visa Agentic Ready programme to support the payments ecosystem in the era of agentic commerce.
10h ago
KUALA LUMPUR, May 6 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia closed higher today as easing West Asia tensions lifted overall market sentiment and encouraged a broader risk-on tone across regional equities, said an analyst.
14h ago
KUALA LUMPUR, May 6 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s general insurance industry recorded gross written premium (GWP) of RM24.2 billion in 2025, representing a 4.8 per cent increase from RM23.1 billion in 2024, driven mainly by continued expansion in the motor and fire insurance segments, according to the General Insurance Association of Malaysia (PIAM).
14h ago
ISKANDAR PUTERI, May 6 (Bernama) -- The Johor state government's recent investment mission to Shanghai, China, successfully attracted the interest of 36 international companies, with potential initial investment commitments estimated to reach RM10 billion, a clear sign of confidence in the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ).
18h ago
KUALA LUMPUR, May 6 (Bernama) -- The ringgit opened higher against the US dollar on Wednesday ahead of Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM)’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting tomorrow, where policymakers will assess inflation and growth, key factors shaping the outlook for the Overnight Policy Rate.
1d ago
By Karina Imran
KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia reversed earlier losses to end higher on Tuesday as buying interest gained momentum in the afternoon session, said an analyst.
1d ago
KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 (Bernama) -- Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE) has partnered with the Dutch government agency, the Centre for the Promotion of Imports from Developing Countries (CBI), to integrate CBI’s European Market Intelligence (MI) resources into the MADANI Digital Trade Platform (MDTP) under a digital partnership programme.
2d ago
KUALA LUMPUR, May 4 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth is likely to moderate to 4.2 per cent this year, compared with 5.2 per cent in 2025, driven by growing domestic demand alongside still-resilient external demand, according to MBSB Investment Bank Bhd (MBSB IB).
2d ago
By Siti Noor Afera Abu
KUALA LUMPUR, May 4 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia ended at an intraday high on broad-based buying, reflecting improving sentiment on the local front, analysts said.
2d ago
KUALA LUMPUR, May 4 (Bernama) -- The industrial products and services recorded net foreign inflows of RM128.3 million, followed by technology (RM114.2 million), and plantation (RM53.3 million) last week, according to MBSB Investment Bank Bhd (MBSB IB).
6d ago
By Mohamad Syazwan Mustafa
JOHOR BAHRU, April 30 (Bernama) -- Artificial intelligence (AI) and a surge in digital infrastructure investment, particularly data centres, are expected to be key drivers of Malaysia's economic growth over the next five to 10 years, thus reshaping the country's economic structure from a labour-intensive model to a high-value technology and data-based economy.
6d ago
KUALA LUMPUR, April 30 (Bernama) -- Fraser & Neave Holdings Bhd’s (F&N) net profit for the second quarter ended March 31, 2026 (2Q 2026) eased to RM96.27 million versus RM140.33 million a year ago.