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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 24 (Bernama) -- The ringgit is expected to trade within a narrow range of RM4.07 to RM4.08 against the US dollar next week as investors monitor the outcome of the US Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting scheduled for Oct 27-28.
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By Fatin Umairah Abdul Hamid
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 22 (Bernama) -- The ringgit closed lower against the greenback and other major currencies on Thursday as investors remained cautious ahead of next week’s two-day US Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting.
2d ago
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 22 (Bernama) -- RegASK has expanded its agentic artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities for life sciences and consumer products companies, automating routine compliance tasks while keeping key regulatory decisions under expert oversight.
3d ago
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 20 (Bernama) -- The Basic Expenditure of Decent Living (PAKW) should be utilised as an important reference in assessing the adequacy of household income and designing more targeted economic interventions, particularly to address differences in the cost of living according to location and family composition.
7d ago
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 17 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) has urged employers to take proactive measures to protect employees’ safety, health and welfare as haze conditions worsen, including adjusting work arrangements in line with prevailing air quality and occupational safety requirements.
7d ago
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 16 (Bernama) -- CapBay Group has recorded cumulative financing exceeding RM6 billion since 2016, issuing 45,000 financing notes to more than 2,700 Malaysian small and medium enterprises (SMEs) across 20 industries.
7d ago
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 16 (Bernama) -- Global credit rating agency, AM Best will hold its annual Asia-Pacific (re)insurance market briefing on Nov 3 during the 22nd Singapore International Reinsurance Conference (SIRC).
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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 (Bernama) -- Malaysia should continue fiscal consolidation, broaden its tax base and improve subsidy targeting to strengthen its resilience to future economic shocks, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
9d ago
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 (Bernama) -- BYD Malaysia Sdn Bhd has appointed Inokom Corporation Sdn Bhd, a Sime Motors subsidiary based in Kulim, Kedah, as its local assembly partner for completely knocked-down (CKD) vehicles.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 14 (Bernama) – A proposal to allocate a portion of existing technology and semiconductor funds to Malaysian technology companies via the Penang Technology Financial Centre (PTFC) — thereby supporting Penang's development as the nation's technology financial hub — was among the points raised at the policy-level debate on the Supply (Budget) Bill 2027 in the Dewan Rakyat today.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 13 (Bernama) -- Young people aged 30 and below recorded 65.9 million Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) transactions worth RM5.4 billion in the first half of 2026, accounting for 37.9 per cent of total BNPL transactions in Malaysia, according to the Ministry of Finance (MoF).
10d ago
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 13 (Bernama) -- The government has settled tax overpayment refunds amounting to RM17.15 billion, involving 3.23 million taxpayer cases, for the period up to Sept 30, 2026.