SINGAPORE, Oct 25 (Bernama) -- Malaysia has significant potential to expand power generation capacity and attract data centre developers, but meeting rising electricity demand will also require adequate transmission capacity and access to land and water, said Japan's largest power generation company, JERA.
By M.Saraswathi and Karina Imran
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 25 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s Islamic finance industry is evolving beyond traditional banking to play a wider role in people’s lives and the economy, from helping microentrepreneurs build sustainable businesses to enabling small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to enter global markets.
SHAH ALAM, Oct 24 (Bernama) -- The country’s insurance and takaful industry continues to increase efforts to promote financial inclusion through the launch of MyCoverageOKU, a digital platform that provides easier access to information for persons with disabilities (PwD).
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 24 (Bernama) -- EPIC Bhd has achieved a significant milestone by winning the Service Sector Excellence Award (Category 4) for the first time at the 2026 Industry Excellence Awards (AKI).
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 24 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia is likely to trend upwards next week, with the benchmark index expected to trade within the 1,600-1,620 range amid a recovery in investors' risk appetite, said an analyst.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 23 (Bernama) -- The Asian Productivity Organization (APO) has moved its Strategic Partnership Program (SPP) further from planning towards implementation, as heads of national productivity organisations from its member economies met in Manila from Oct 20 to 22.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 23 (Bernama) -- More than 100 business delegates from 30 countries and regions, including BRICS members and partner nations, met over 200 local companies at a trade and investment conference that opened in Jinan, the capital of east China’s Shandong province.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 23 (Bernama) -- Fuzhou’s fishery output value surpassed 70 billion Chinese yuan for the first time in 2025, ranking first in China for the 31st consecutive year, according to the organisers of the World Maritime Equipment Conference 2026. (100 Chinese yuan = RM61.21)
By Siti Radziah Hamzah
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 23 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia ended the week on a flattish note, although the benchmark index managed to finish marginally higher as selective buying in index heavyweights helped offset cautious sentiment ahead of the weekend, said an analyst.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 23 (Bernama) -- Pengurusan Aset Air Bhd (PAAB) has proposed an RM11.64 billion Islamic Medium-Term Notes (IMTN) programme through its wholly owned funding vehicle and sukuk issuing entity, Pengurusan Air SPV Bhd (PASB), to support its long-term strategic capital expenditure (capex) requirements over the next decade.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 23 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA), CIMB Singapore and the Singapore Business Federation (SBF) have jointly concluded the inaugural Invest Malaysia Day 2026 in Singapore.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 23 (Bernama) -- Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG) and Citibank Bhd (Citi) have announced a US$75 million (US$1=RM4.07) structured trade finance facility to improve working capital management, enhance liquidity and strengthen supply chain resilience to support MAG’s operational requirements across Asia.
