Budget 2023 will be among the focus for the 15th Malaysian parliament session
KUALA LUMPUR: Before Budget 2023, the first topic to be debate in the Parliament session will be important. The parliment debate under Prime Minister Datuk...
Boustead Plantations expects continued volatility in palm oil prices
KUALA LUMPUR: Boustead Plantations Bhd stated that due to high stock levels in Malaysia and Indonesia, palm oil prices are projected to be highly...
Malaysian banks’ loan growth to stay at 5-6% in 2023 on economic stability, says...
S&P Global Ratings anticipates that the Malaysian banking sector will continue to expand loans at a rate of 5% to 6% in 2023 as...
Asia-Pacific leaders condemn war, renew calls for open trade
Bangkok, Thailand, Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022: Leaders from the Asia-Pacific region demanded an end to Russia's conflict with Ukraine and committed to guiding the...
WTO warns of ‘real’ recession risk in some major economies
Indonesia's NUSA DUA: The crisis in Ukraine, rising food and gasoline prices, and surging inflation have all contributed to a cloudy view of the...
Indonesia hikes fuel prices by 30%, cuts energy subsidies
JAKARTA, Indonesia: Fuel prices increased by about 30% across Indonesia on Saturday. After the government reduced some of the costly subsidies that have kept...
EcoWorld in end-financing tie-up with Public Bank
PETALING JAYA: Eco World Development Group Bhd (EcoWorld) has inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Public Bank Bhd to offer a special end-financing...
Asian stock markets mixed ahead of latest US jobs reading
Asian stock markets were mixed ahead of U.S. jobs data that might influence Federal Reserve plans for more interest rate hikes to cool surging...
Standard Chartered Malaysia Launches SmartStocks
KUALA LUMPUR: Standard Chartered Malaysia has launched SmartStocks, a one-stop online share trading platform. Bringing clients the convenience of trading on 12 exchanges across...
Malaysia attracts RM123.3 billion worth of approved investments for Jan-June 2022 period
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has attracted RM123.3 billion (US$28.0 billion) worth of approved investments in the manufacturing, services, and primary sectors involving 1,714 projects from...
