KOTA KINABALU, Sept 24 (Bernama) — Oil palm replanting efforts, particularly to replace ageing trees, remain a key government focus for boosting productivity and income of smallholders.
GEORGE TOWN, Sept 24 (Bernama) -- Income and wages must remain a priority in the planning of Budget 2027, alongside efforts to strengthen the capabilities of local companies in high-growth, high-value (HGHV) industries.
KOTA KINABALU, Sept 24 (Bernama) -- Sabah remained Malaysia’s second-largest producer of crude palm oil (CPO) last year, accounting for nearly 24 per cent of the country’s total production.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 24 (Bernama) -- MBSB Investment Bank Bhd (MBSB IB) is maintaining its projection for the average crude palm oil (CPO) price at RM4,400 per tonne for 2026, supported by concerns over tightening supply as hotspots surge across the region.
By Fatin Umairah Abdul Hamid
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 24 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia’s key index rebounded to end the morning trading session slightly higher, supported by buying interest in selected heavyweights, led by transportation and logistics, industrial products and healthcare counters.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 24 (Bernama) -- RHB Investment Bank (RHB IB) has maintained its 'overweight' call on Malaysia’s oil and gas (O&G) sector, with Petroliam Nasional Bhd’s (Petronas) continued growth in upstream investments reinforcing its positive outlook.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 24 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia opened lower on Thursday, tracking weaker Wall Street performance amid rising US Treasury yields and hawkish remarks from US Federal Reserve (Fed) officials.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 24 (Bernama) -- The first round of the Malaysia-Bangladesh Free Trade Agreement (MBFTA) is set for the end of October 2026 in Dhaka, said Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI) senior director of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation and Regional Grouping Division, Dr Rashidi Said.
By Zufazlin Baharuddin
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 (Bernama) -- Bangladesh is eyeing a move from the existing conventional trade to greater economic integration by diversifying trade, broadening investments and deepening business partnerships through business engagements.
By Danni Haizal Danial Donald
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 (Bernama) -- Crude palm oil (CPO) futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives continued their downward trend, closing lower for the third consecutive day on Wednesday, in line with weaker soybean oil futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME).
By Fatin Umairah Abdul Hamid
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia closed lower on Wednesday, weighed down by profit-taking in selected heavyweights and weaker sentiment towards petrochemical stocks as oil prices continued to slide, said an analyst.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 (Bernama) -- The government expects the oil and gas services and equipment (OGSE) sector to increase its output and revenue in the next two to three years through expansion into overseas markets, said Minister of Economy Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir.
