Economy

ASEAN Needs Massive Capital, Stronger Partnerships To Accelerate Energy Transition -- Anwar

PETALING JAYA, July 29 (Bernama) -- ASEAN requires massive, sustained and structured capital to build solar farms, upgrade grids, install battery storage, and upskill workers, as national governments cannot bear this burden alone, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

Kioxia Unveils Universal Flash Storage 5.0 For AI Mobile, Edge Devices

KUALA LUMPUR, July 29 (Bernama) -- Kioxia Corporation has unveiled its Universal Flash Storage (UFS) 5.0 embedded flash memory solutions, designed to deliver the performance, efficiency and capacity required for the next generation of artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled mobile and edge devices.

BNM Imposes Administrative Monetary Penalties On Pacific Insurance, Wang S Enterprise

KUALA LUMPUR, July 29 (Bernama) -- Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has imposed administrative monetary penalties on The Pacific Insurance Bhd (TPIB) for breaching a requirement under the Financial Services Act 2013 and on Wang S Enterprise Sdn Bhd for non-compliance with the Money Services Business Act 2011.

Gelam Tree And The Malaysian Economy

By M.Saraswathi

KUALA LUMPUR, July 29 (Bernama) -- Bank Negara Malaysia's annual Sasana Symposium took on a refreshingly different tone this year, with Governor Datuk Seri Abdul Rasheed Ghaffour departing from convention in his central bank address.

Chery Auto Expands Global LEPAS NEV Lineup

KUALA LUMPUR, July 29 (Bernama) -- Chery Auto, a global automotive manufacturer, has announced that its mid-to-premium new energy vehicle (NEV) brand, LEPAS, is advancing its global market expansion with a comprehensive NEV lineup comprising the LEPAS L4 EV, LEPAS L6 EV and LEPAS L8 PHEV.

Kioxia Unveils NX1 Data Centre SSDs With Direct Liquid-Cooling Support

KUALA LUMPUR, July 29 (Bernama) -- Kioxia Corporation, a global leader in memory solutions, has announced the KIOXIA NX1 Series of solid-state drives (SSDs), a new generation of E1.S PCIe 5.0 NVMe data centre SSDs and the company’s first SSD with direct liquid-cooling support.

Kenanga IB Maintains 2026 Producer Price Index Forecast At 3.7 Pct

KUALA LUMPUR, July 29 (Bernama) -- Kenanga Investment Bank Bhd (Kenanga IB) has maintained its 2026 Producer Price Index (PPI) forecast at 3.7 per cent (2025: -2.0 per cent) as upstream inflation is expected to moderate gradually.

CSL Delivers First Transhipment Shuttle Vessel For Simandou Project

KUALA LUMPUR, July 29 (Bernama) -- The CSL Group (CSL), a leader in responsible marine transportation services, has announced the delivery of MV Wontanara, the first of five state-of-the-art transhipment shuttle vessels (TSVs) commissioned to support the Simandou iron ore project in Guinea.

Govt Saves RM5 Bln Through Expenditure Control Measures - Liew 

KUALA LUMPUR, July 29 (Bernama) -- The government has recorded nearly RM5 billion in savings as of July 14, 2026, from the implementation of expenditure control measures following the RM10 billion adjustment to the operating expenditure allocation for this year, said Deputy Finance Minister Liew Chin Tong.

LYB CEO Peter Vanacker To Receive CME STEM Leadership Award

KUALA LUMPUR, July 29 (Bernama) -- LyondellBasell (LYB) and Chemical Marketing & Economics Inc (CME) announced that LYB Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Peter Vanacker will receive the CME STEM Leadership Award for Corporate Reinvention on Dec 11 in New York City.

Govt To Refine Official Statistics For More Effective Policymaking – Mohd Shahar

KUALA LUMPUR, July 29 (Bernama) -- The government will continue to advance and refine the development of official statistics to support more accurate and effective policymaking, including through the production of more granular indicators, said Deputy Economy Minister Datuk Mohd Shahar Abdullah.

AGC Biologics Secures Multi-Year Yokohama Manufacturing Contract

KUALA LUMPUR, July 29 (Bernama) -- AGC Biologics announced that ahead of the official opening of its Yokohama site, an international biopharmaceutical company has secured half of the facility’s mammalian manufacturing capacity through a multi-year commercial contract expected to be worth hundreds of millions of dollars.