By Siti Noor Afera Abu
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 3 (Bernama) -- Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) decision to maintain the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) at 2.75 per cent today reflects its confidence in the Malaysian economy’s ability to sustain healthy growth in 2026, according to economists.
By Abdul Hamid A Rahman
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 3 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia ended higher on Thursday, tracking positive cues from Wall Street, with sentiment further bolstered by Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) decision to maintain the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) at 2.75 per cent.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 3 (Bernama) -- Global credit rating agency, AM Best has maintained a stable outlook on Taiwan’s non-life insurance segment amid the implementation of Taiwan Insurance Solvency (TIS), IFRS 17, and consistent premium expansion across retail and commercial lines.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 3 (Bernama) -- Gradiant, the water layer of the artificial intelligence (AI) economy, has secured a new contract to deliver a full turnkey water and wastewater package for a hyperscale AI data centre campus in West Texas, covering potable water supply and wastewater treatment as a single accountable partner.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 3 (Bernama) -- EIG, an institutional investor in the global energy and infrastructure sectors, has served as the lead investor for Aukera’s 460 million euros structured credit facility. (1 Euro = RM4.67)
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 3 (Bernama) -- Project B announced that NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) Russell Westbrook has joined the company’s founding team as Chief Strategy Officer, taking an active role in shaping its basketball strategy and long-term vision.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 3 (Bernama) -- Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has decided to maintain the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) at 2.75 per cent at its meeting today.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 3 (Bernama) -- Han’s Laser Smart Equipment Group Co Ltd announced that it led the development of ISO 11553-2:2026, the first international safety standard for complete laser processing equipment for hand-held or hand-operated machines developed under the ISO/IEC framework.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 3 (Bernama) -- Agrobank continues to strengthen its role as an agricultural development financial institution by channelling pineapple industry development financing to Ning Planters Sdn Bhd to support the development of the Sarawak Gold 1 (SG1) premium pineapple industry.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 3 (Bernama) -- TNG eWallet’s international visitors spent over RM1 billion through the application in the first six months of Visit Malaysia 2026 as more used Malaysia’s domestic quick response (QR) payment ecosystem to spend seamlessly at businesses nationwide, said TNG Digital Sdn Bhd.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 3 (Bernama) -- Tomei Consolidated Bhd’s GoldNow has introduced new Gold Gifting and Gold Savings features to further strengthen its position as Malaysia’s premier mobile gold accumulation platform.
By Fatin Umairah Abdul Hamid
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 3 (Bernama) -- The ringgit opened higher against the US dollar on Thursday as investors awaited Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decision on the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) later today.
