21d ago
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 28 (Bernama) -- CIMB Group Holdings Bhd is targeting loan growth of around 5-6 per cent for FY2026, with strong demand from the data centre and artificial intelligence (AI) sectors supporting its wholesale business.
22d ago
By Engku Shariful Azni Engku Ab Latif
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 28 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia ended lower on Friday, weighed down by broad-based selling ahead of the long weekend.
28d ago
By Nik Nurfaqih Nik Will
BALI, Aug 22 (Bernama) -- Sustainability will remain a key foundation guiding the development of the Maybank Marathon as the banking group steps up efforts to create positive and lasting social and environmental impact across ASEAN.
30d ago
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 20 (Bernama) -- Gas Malaysia Bhd's (GMB) financial year 2026 (FY2026) earnings are expected to grow four per cent year-on-year (y-o-y), mitigating the lower sales volume and Malaysia Reference Price (MRP), while FY2027 earnings are forecast to rise 16 per cent y-o-y on higher MRP and a volume rebound.
1m ago
By Harizah Hanim Mohamed
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 19 (Bernama) -- Expectations for Malaysia’s economy to grow by more than five per cent in 2026 are not overly optimistic, given its strong first-half performance, resilient global trade and rising foreign direct investment (FDI), particularly in data centres, semiconductors and artificial intelligence (AI).
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KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 19 (Bernama) -- Hong Leong Investment Bank Bhd (HLIB) expects national original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to sustain their sales momentum in the second half of 2026 (2H 2026).
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KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 18 (Bernama) -- The Malaysia Gold Association (MGA) is targeting RM100 million in turnover from the three-day Malaysia Gold Festival (MGF) 2026, scheduled to be held from Sept 18 to 20 at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC).
1m ago
PUTRAJAYA, Aug 18 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's impressive economic growth in the first half of the year, which exceeded Bank Negara Malaysia's 2026 gross domestic product (GDP) projection of four to five per cent, demonstrates the resilience of the country's economy.
1m ago
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 17 (Bernama) -- CelcomDigi Bhd’s share price rose 4.57 per cent in early trading on Monday, despite recording a lower net profit for the second quarter of 2026 (2Q 2026).
1m ago
By Niam Seet Wei
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 16 (Bernama) -- A year ago, during my Wolfson Press Fellowship at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom, I was grappling with a question I was not entirely sure I wanted to answer.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 14 (Bernama) -- Investment banks remained positive on Malaysia’s economic growth outlook for 2026, forecasting gross domestic product (GDP) growth of between 4.8 and 5.4 per cent.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 14 (Bernama) -- Kenanga Investment Bank Bhd (Kenanga IB) has maintained its crude palm oil (CPO) price forecast of RM4,400 per tonne for 2026 and RM4,450 per tonne for 2027, pending the upcoming results season.