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PUTRAJAYA, Aug 7 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian economy remains resilient by recording encouraging growth despite facing global economic uncertainty and geopolitical conflicts, said Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan.
By Rosemarie Khoo Mohd Sani
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 7 (Bernama) -- The ringgit ended the week marginally lower against the US dollar as investors remained cautious ahead of the release of key United States (US) labour market data, while expectations over the US Federal Reserve's (Fed) interest rate path continued to support the greenback, analysts said.
SHAH ALAM, Aug 7 (Bernama) -- The Selangor government today unveiled the Second Selangor Plan (RS-2), a five-year economic blueprint outlining six strategic missions across 25 focus areas, with a target of generating RM600 billion in economic value over the plan period.
PUTRAJAYA, Aug 7 (Bernama) -- Malaysia does not need to create new investment funds but rather focus on strengthening ties between existing financing ecosystems to help local companies grow, said Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 7 (Bernama) -- Retirement Fund Inc (KWAP) has invested RM51 million in 2025 into a one-stop nutraceutical products supplier and brand owner in Malaysia, in its effort to develop the nation’s private markets ecosystem via Dana Pemacu.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 7 (Bernama) – Khazanah Nasional Bhd’s (Khazanah) Jelawang Capital and the Retirement Fund Inc’s (KWAP) Dana Perintis anchored the venture stage, channelling RM588 million into startups across the consumer, digital, agritech and edtech sectors in 2025.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 7 (Bernama) -- Malaysia can expect to see the benefits of the Government-Linked Enterprises Activation and Reform Programme (GEAR-uP) materialise as the deployment of the RM120 billion in committed funds accelerates, with a significant amount of work already underway for 2026 and 2027.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 7 (Bernama) -- Government-linked companies (GLCs) and government-linked investment companies (GLICs) have together backed up Bumiputera firms through procurement, growth capital, public listings and capability-building initiatives under the Government-Linked Enterprises Activation and Reform Programme (GEAR-uP) agenda.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 7 (Bernama) -- The Government-Linked Enterprises Activation and Reform Programme (GEAR-uP), which is entering its third year, saw government-linked investment companies (GLICs) allocating and deploying RM 20.3 billion domestically.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 7 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's capital market has an important role to play in supporting the nation's next phase of semiconductor growth as the country positions itself to capture opportunities arising from the reorganisation of global semiconductor supply chains.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 7 (Bernama) -- The stronger financial performance of Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH) at present is the result of institutional reforms implemented since its restructuring, including the implementation of 75 per cent of the recommendations made by the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI), according to an economist.
KUCHING, Aug 6 (Bernama) -- The ninth International Digital Economy Conference Sarawak (IDECS) 2026 will be held from Oct 5 to 6 at the Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK) under the theme 'Scaling Innovation Ecosystems for a Borderless Economy: Earth, Orbit and Beyond'.
