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By Karina Imran
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 (Bernama) -- The Retirement Fund Incorporated's (KWAP) RM750 million allocation under Budget 2027 represents a planned commercial investment for Projek Vista Kampus across six selected universities, with the investment intended to generate sustainable long-term returns for the retirement fund.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to grow by 5.2 per cent in 2026 and 4.7 per cent in 2027, amid regional economic uncertainty, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 (Bernama) -- Nexgram Holdings Bhd announced that Henry Cheang Soon Siang had emerged as a substantial shareholder, following his acquisition of 55.97 million ordinary shares, bringing his total interest to 65.97 million shares, representing 6.75 per cent of the company’s issued voting shares.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia’s key index retreated four days of gains to close lower on Thursday, following profit-taking in selected heavyweight stocks and tracking regional and Wall Street losses.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 (Bernama) -- The RM83 billion development expenditure allocation under Budget 2027 forms part of Malaysia’s RM430 billion five-year development allocation under the 13th Malaysia Plan (13MP) 2026–2030 to expand productive capacity and drive higher-value economic growth, said the Ministry of Finance (MoF).
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 (Bernama) -- Malaysia is strengthening standards and accreditation as strategic drivers of economic competitiveness, industry confidence and global market access, according to the Department of Standards Malaysia (JSM).
By Nurunnasihah Ahmad Rashid
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 (Bernama) -- Persatuan Usahawan Wawasan Wanita Malaysia (WAWASANITA) has targeted RM15 million in bilateral trade with 15 countries within six months as it moves to translate diplomatic engagement into cross-border business opportunities for its members.
By Nik Nurfaqih Nik Wil
JAKARTA, Oct 15 (Bernama) -- Maybank Indonesia is considering the Malaysian ringgit for the next phase of its newly launched Fast Remittance service, with the country already on its list of potential destinations as the bank expands its international money transfer capabilities.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 (Bernama) -- Budget 2027 encourages greater collaboration among healthcare stakeholders, including insurance and takaful providers, to improve healthcare affordability and contain rising medical costs, said Etiqa Insurance and Takaful.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 (Bernama) -- Data centre investors will be required to bear the cost of upgrading electricity transmission lines to meet their power requirements, Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani said.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 (Bernama) -- A total of 1,204 micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) have benefited from SME Corp Malaysia’s (SME Corp) Industry and Business Support Programme (SINAR) as of Sept 30, according to the Entrepreneur and Cooperatives Development Ministry (MECD).
By Muhammaf Fawwaz Thaqif Nor Afandi and Rosemarie Khoo Mohd Sani
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 (Bernama) -- The ringgit opened lower against the US dollar on Thursday as stronger-than-expected US inflation data bolstered expectations of a possible interest rate increase by the US Federal Reserve (Fed), lending support to the greenback.
