Ringgit opens strongly amid upcoming US Fed and BNM meetings
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 30 — The ringgit opened higher against the US dollar and other major currencies on the first day of trading for the...
Support for digitalisation in Budget 2024 to boost logistics industry productivity
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 18 — The Budget 2024’s focus on the logistics industry is the substantial support for digitalisation to improve productivity, the Malaysia Productivity...
Budget 2024 accelerates tech adoption, strengthens R&D, says DPN
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 18 — Budget 2024’s emphasis on accelerating technology adoption and innovation, strengthening research and development (R&D), and expanding digitalisation is a step...
MPC launches digitalisation initiative to boost global competitiveness
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 27 — Malaysia Productivity Corporation (MPC) is inviting the business community from all sectors to participate in a “Productivity Step-Up” programme initiative. In a...
BNM maintains overnight policy rate at three pct
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 7 — Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) announced a status quo on interest rates after deciding to maintain the...
MPC, shippers’ council host roundtable to boost productivity, address challenges
PETALING JAYA, Sept 6 — Malaysia Productivity Corporation (MPC) and Malaysian National Shippers’ Council (MNSC) organised a Global Shippers’ Roundtable — Navigating the Waves of...
Malaysia’s productivity expected to grow to 3pct this year
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 10 — Malaysia’s productivity growth in 2023 is expected to be moderate at 3 percent “amid continuous challenges in domestic and global economies,”...
Malaysia making positive strides in global competitiveness ranking — Miti
KUALA LUMPUR, June 20 — Malaysia’s global competitiveness ranking has improved by five notches to 27 from 32 last year, according to the World Competitiveness...
2023 Monetary Policy to focus on managing inflation risks, supporting sustainable growth — BNM
KUALA LUMPUR, March 29 — The Monetary Policy Committee’s (MPC) monetary policy considerations will focus on managing inflation risks while supporting sustainable economic growth in...
BNM maintains OPR at 2.75 pct
KUALA LUMPUR, March 9 — The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has decided to maintain the overnight policy rate (OPR) at...
Standard Chartered expects BNM to keep OPR unchanged at 2.75 pct
KUALA LUMPUR, March 7 — Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) is expected to keep the overnight policy rate (OPR) unchanged at 2.75 per cent in the...
Half of household loan accounts unaffected by OPR hike
KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 — A total of 50.3 per cent or 6.4 million accounts of the total loan accounts in the household sector are...