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By Danni Haizal Danial Donald
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 21 (Bernama) -- Perbadanan Insurans Deposit Malaysia (PIDM) is sharpening its crisis-readiness agenda under the PIDM Corporate Plan 2026-2028, with a stronger focus on resolution resilience, digital safeguards and continued protection for depositors and policy owners when a member institution runs into difficulty.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 17 (Bernama) -- Affin Bank Bhd has partnered with World Bank Group member, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), to expand access to finance for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) across Malaysia.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 17 (Bernama) -- Bank Simpanan Nasional (BSN) has launched BSN BizGrow and BSN BizGrow+ to expand further business banking access for Malaysia’s micro entrepreneurs, including hawkers.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 15 (Bernama) -- The Joint Committee on Climate Change (JC3) will hold the JC3 Journey to Zero Conference 2026 at Sasana Kijang here on Sept 28-29.
JOHOR BAHRU, Sept 14 (Bernama) – Billions of ringgit worth of underutilised waqf land in Malaysia could be tapped for affordable housing if a clear legal framework is established to facilitate long-term development without transferring ownership of the land, according to real estate practitioner Datuk Idzham Mohd Hashim.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 14 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) is strengthening the broader ecosystem around Malaysia’s data centre industry to help local companies build capabilities and participate in areas including engineering, construction, electrical systems, cooling, telecommunications, cybersecurity, and logistics.
ALOR SETAR, Sept 14 (Bernama) -- The Malay Chamber of Commerce Malaysia (DPMM) Kedah chapter is strengthening its business networking and exploring new global markets through the Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle (IMT-GT) Business Matching 2026 session held in Medan, Indonesia, last week.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 10 (Bernama) -- EIG, an institutional investor in the global energy and infrastructure sectors, announced the final close of EIG Senior Infrastructure Debt Fund VI (SIDF VI) at US$1.9 billion, nearly double the size of its predecessor fund. (US$1 = RM4.06)
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 9 (Bernama) -- IPC Systems Inc (IPC), a global financial communications and trading connectivity provider, announced that its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction targets have been validated by SBTi Services, confirming that they conform with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) criteria, including its target to achieve net-zero emissions across its value chain by 2050.
By Nurunnasihah Ahmad Rashid
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 9 (Bernama) -- Budget 2027 should consider establishing a formal information-sharing framework that enables offshore support vessels (OSVs) to serve as an additional “third eye” in safeguarding Malaysia’s waters and critical offshore energy infrastructure, said Perdana Petroleum Bhd.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 8 (Bernama) -- Data centres currently account for 9.28 per cent of total electricity consumption, according to the Energy Commission (ST).
By Rosemarie Khoo & Fatin Umairah Abdul Hamid
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 7 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia traded higher on Monday, supported by renewed buying interest in selected banking and telecommunications heavyweights, an analyst said.
