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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 11 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s palm oil inventory glut is expected to ease from this month as oil palm trees enter the low-production season, potentially stabilising crude palm oil (CPO) prices, according to research houses.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 6 (Bernama) -- Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering Holdings Bhd (MHB) has completed the issuance of sukuk murabahah with an aggregate nominal value of RM350 million under its sukuk murabahah programme of up to RM1.0 billion.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 (Bernama) -- Data management company, Denodo has been named a Leader in research firm Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Data Integration Tools for the seventh consecutive year.
JOHOR BAHRU, Nov 2 (Bernama) -- WM Senibong Berhad (WM Senibong) announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, WM Senibong Capital Bhd, had its AA-IS rating with a stable outlook affirmed by MARC Ratings Berhad for its Islamic medium-term notes under the Sukuk Wakalah programme of up to RM1 billion.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 30 (Bernama) -- Global credit rating agency, AM Best has published its analysis of 17 insurance markets in Asia Pacific, assessing the economic, political and financial system risks in each, to coincide with the Singapore International Reinsurance Conference.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 30 (Bernama) -- Global credit rating agency, AM Best has affirmed South Korea’s KB Insurance Co Ltd (KBI) financial strength rating of A (Excellent) and the long-term issuer credit rating of “a” (Excellent), with a stable outlook.
By Siti Radziah Hamzah
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 (Bernama) -- Brent crude oil prices are expected to average between US$80 per barrel and US$95 per barrel in 2027, assuming a progressive restoration of West Asian oil exports and a recovery in global supply that outpaces demand growth, analysts said.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 (Bernama) -- Fitch Ratings estimates Malaysia’s Islamic finance industry to have exceeded US$800 billion (US$1 = RM4.08) at the end of the third quarter of 2026 (3Q26), with growth expected to continue, supported by a deep domestic market, a mature ecosystem and policy support under Budget 2027.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 27 (Bernama) -- Huayan Robotics will showcase a seven-axis humanoid robotic arm alongside automation solutions for welding, palletising and machine tending at Robotworld 2026, to be held in Goyang, South Korea, from Nov 4 to 7.
By Siti Radziah Hamzah
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 26 (Bernama) -- Malaysia is well positioned to play a key role as a regional data centre hub if it can maintain its competitive advantage, Moody’s Ratings said.
