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KUCHING, Nov 11 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's robust economic expansion, marked by strong gross domestic product (GDP) growth in the first half of 2026 (1H 2026), highlights the success of ongoing economic reforms as well as surging investor confidence, said Deputy Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Chiew Choon Man.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 11 (Bernama) -- Malaysia has climbed seven rungs to 27th place out of 70 economies in the IMD World Digital and AI Ranking (WDAIR) 2026 from 34th place last year, becoming the second-highest-ranked country in ASEAN after Singapore.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 11 (Bernama) -- Gold futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed lower on Wednesday amid profit-taking following recent gains, despite an uptick on the US Commodity Exchange (COMEX).
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 11 (Bernama) -- The FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives ended lower on Wednesday.
By Abdul Hamid A Rahman
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 11 (Bernama) -- The ringgit ended mostly higher on Wednesday against major and regional currencies but eased against the greenback amid renewed expectations of a hike in US interest rates.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 11 (Bernama) -- United Plantations Bhd’s net profit rose to RM290.92 million in the third quarter ended Sept 30, 2026 (3Q) from RM203.27 million in the same quarter a year ago.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 11 (Bernama) -- OCBC Bank has lowered its end-2027 Brent crude oil forecast to US$75 per barrel from US$85, citing improved prospects for de-escalation of the West Asia conflict and additional Gulf export capacity.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 11 (Bernama) -- Southern Score Builders Bhd’s unit SJEE Engineering Sdn Bhd has secured a RM146.8 million subcontract from a local construction company to undertake electrical works for two data centre projects in Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan.
JOHOR BAHRU, Nov 11 (Bernama) – EPG's Malaysian Free Industrial Zone (FIZ) factory EPG Modular Data Center worth RM488 million in Senai Airport City (SAC) is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2027.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 11 (Bernama) -- InterSystems will serve as a launch partner for Google Cloud’s Gemini for healthcare, connecting the artificial intelligence (AI) service to the InterSystems IRIS FHIR Model Context Protocol (MCP) server.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 11 (Bernama) -- KraneShares announced the private investments in its KraneShares Public-Private AI & Technology exchange-traded fund (ETF), including a stake in artificial intelligence (AI) company Anthropic, have contributed significantly to the fund’s returns since its launch in July 2024.
By Zufazlin Baharuddin
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 11 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia’s key index extended its decline to close lower on Wednesday as persistent selling weighed on banking heavyweights, said an analyst.
