By Abdul Hamid A Rahman
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 12 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia ended at its intraday high on Wednesday, buoyed by buying interest in utilities and petrochemical stocks amid elevated crude oil prices.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 12 (Bernama) -- Overall financing conditions for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) remain supportive, with banks and development financial institutions (DFIs) continuing to provide financing to viable businesses.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 12 (Bernama) -- K2 Global, founded by solo venture capitalist Ozi Amanat, has announced US$200 million in capital commitments focused on artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, compute infrastructure, semiconductors, national security and next-generation healthcare technologies. (US$1=RM4.08)
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 12 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia continued its positive tone at midday, supported by gains in heavyweight utility and industrial products counters.
By Abdul Hamid A Rahman
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 11 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia ended lower on Tuesday, as renewed gains in crude oil prices and persistent geopolitical concerns weighed on investor sentiment.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 11 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia remained lower at midday, weighed down by declines in the financial services, utilities, and plantation counters.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 11 (Bernama) -- Mavenir has appointed Jitin Bhandari as Executive Vice President (EVP), NeoCloud Platform and Forward Deployment Engineering.
By Anas Abu Hassan
SINGAPORE, Aug 11 (Bernama) -- The Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) has raised Singapore's 2026 gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast to between 4.5 and 5.5 per cent, raising it from an earlier projection of 2.0-4.0 per cent.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 11 (Bernama) -- Space42, a United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based artificial intelligence (AI)-powered SpaceTech company, and South Korea’s Autonomous A2Z (A2Z) have signed a US$7 million commercial agreement to deploy Level-4 autonomous mobility solutions in the UAE. (US$1=RM4.09)
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 11 (Bernama) -- Beanstalk AgTech has launched Monsoon Ventures, a new venture studio in Singapore backed by Enterprise Singapore (EnterpriseSG) and Rabo Foundation, to support founders in Southeast Asia in commercialising agricultural technology (agtech) solutions.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 10 (Bernama) -- The preliminary estimate of Malaysia's gross domestic product (GDP), which grew by 5.8 per cent in the second quarter of 2026, is a positive development that reflects the resilience of the country's economy amid an uncertain global environment, said an academic.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 10 (Bernama) -- Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH) needs to bolster its institutional sustainability to ensure that it is not only able to survive in the long term, but also has a strong governance structure, risk management and investment strategy to protect the interests of depositors.
