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By Danni Haizal Danial Donald
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 24 (Bernama) -- The Kuala Lumpur rubber market remained on an upward trend, closing higher on Thursday, tracking gains in regional rubber futures, said a dealer.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 24 (Bernama) -- Malaysia is among six major Asia-Pacific (APAC) economies expected to record faster real gross domestic product (GDP) growth than China in 2026, supported by its integration into the artificial intelligence (AI) supply chain, according to Moody’s Analytics.
HANGZHOU, Sept 24 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has called for an ethics-driven approach to artificial intelligence (AI) and a more open, rules-based digital trade regime to ensure developing nations share in the gains of technological progress.
PONTIAN, Sept 24 (Bernama) -- Ayam Norliza, the poultry brand of NB Group, is targeting nationwide recognition as a Muslim-owned brand, as it builds on a processing capacity of up to 1.5 million chickens a month, from humble beginnings in 1996 with five employees and daily sales of 300 chickens.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 (Bernama) -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has raised its 2026 and 2027 economic growth forecasts for Malaysia to 4.9 per cent and 4.7 per cent, respectively.
By K. Naveen Prabu
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 (Bernama) -- The ringgit ended higher against major currencies on Wednesday but weakened against the greenback as expectations of further interest rate hikes by the United States Federal Reserve (Fed) continued to support the US dollar.
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 increase in the maximum housing financing eligibility under the Public Sector Home Financing Board (LPPSA) to RM1 million from RM750,000 is expected to help reduce unsold completed residential properties, according to the Real Estate and Housing Developers’ Association (REHDA) Malaysia.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 (Bernama) -- Voxela Inc, a developer of vision artificial intelligence (AI) for long-term care facilities, has closed a Series A round led by Tokyo-based Delight Ventures, bringing its total funding since inception to about US$13.2 million. (US$1 = RM4.06)
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 (Bernama) --Industrial solutions provider EcoSys (Malaysia) Bhd aims to raise RM39.34 million from an initial public offering (IPO) ahead of its listing on Bursa Malaysia’s ACE Market on Oct 14, 2026.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 22 (Bernama) -- A majority, or 56 per cent, of chief economists surveyed expected the global economic outlook to remain stable or improve, a sharp improvement from May, when 89 per cent projected conditions to weaken, said the World Economic Forum (WEF) in its latest Chief Economists’ Outlook - September 2026.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 22 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s economy is projected to grow 4.7 per cent in 2026, supported by technology-related exports and investment as well as robust domestic demand, according to the World Economic Forum (WEF).
