KUALA LUMPUR, July 30 (Bernama) -- MMIS Bhd plans to transfer its listing from the LEAP Market to the ACE Market of Bursa Malaysia in an exercise that will entail a cash exit offer from five shareholders (joint offerors).
By Rosemarie Khoo Mohd Sani
KUALA LUMPUR, July 30 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's record trade performance in 2025 reflects its position as a strategic trade and manufacturing hub amid global supply chain realignment, although the country needs to strengthen domestic value-added exports to sustain long-term competitiveness, said AmBank Group chief economist Firdaos Rosli.
KUALA LUMPUR, July 30 (Bernama) -- Axis-Real Estate Investment Trust (Axis-REIT) is acquiring an industrial complex in Kawasan Industri Padang Meha, Padang Meha, Kedah for RM113 million.
BATU GAJAH, July 30 (Bernama) -- South Korean semiconductor testing specialist, K-Test Co Ltd's US$50 million (US$1=RM4.08) investment is expected to strengthen Perak's electrical and electronics (E&E) ecosystem while catalysing the growth of the state's high-tech manufacturing sector.
KUALA LUMPUR, July 30 (Bernama) -- Malaysia recorded strong trade performance in 2025, with total trade up by 6.3 per cent, or RM182.4 billion, to RM3.1 trillion year-on-year (y-o-y) in line with the rise in both exports (6.6 per cent) and imports (6 per cent).
KUALA LUMPUR, July 30 (Bernama) -- Business leaders from nearly 30 European companies will visit Kuala Lumpur next week to meet Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Johari Abdul Ghani and senior government officials, as negotiations on the Malaysia-European Union (EU) Free Trade Agreement (FTA) advance towards a targeted conclusion in 2027.
KUALA LUMPUR, July 30 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) gross domestic product (GDP) grew 5.7 per cent in 2025, outpacing the country's overall GDP growth of 5.2 per cent, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).
KUALA LUMPUR, July 30 (Bernama) -- Perbadanan Usahawan Nasional Bhd (PUNB) has introduced and enhanced three specialised financing programmes, which are expected to benefit 220 entrepreneurs, with a total allocation of RM80 million to help bumiputera entrepreneurs secure capital faster, strengthen cash flow, and expand their business capacity.
KUALA LUMPUR, July 30 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's hosting of the Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix 2026 (Bahrain GP) could serve as a major economic catalyst by stimulating multiple sectors through higher expenditure by domestic and international visitors.
KUALA LUMPUR, July 29 (Bernama) -- Total demand of global air cargo, measured in cargo tonne-kilometres, increased by 8.5 per cent in June 2026, compared to June 2025 levels, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA). International operations saw a 9.6 per cent increase.
KUALA LUMPUR, July 29 (Bernama) -- Kenanga Investment Bank Bhd (Kenanga IB) has maintained its 2026 Producer Price Index (PPI) forecast at 3.7 per cent (2025: -2.0 per cent) as upstream inflation is expected to moderate gradually.
GEORGE TOWN, July 29 (Bernama) -- German life science company Eppendorf will relocate part of the production of selected laboratory instruments from its existing facilities to its new manufacturing site in Penang, which will primarily serve the North American and European markets.
