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By Nik Nurfaqih Nik Wil
JAKARTA, July 16 (Bernama) -- Malaysia was the fifth-largest source of foreign investment in Indonesia in the second quarter (2Q) of 2026, contributing US$700 million (US$1 = RM4.065), while Indonesia's realised investment totalled Rp511.8 trillion (Rp1 million = RM225).
MELAKA, July 16 (Bernama) -- Melaka is strengthening its position as one of Malaysia's leading semiconductor and advanced manufacturing hubs by leveraging its established industrial ecosystem, skilled workforce and strategic location to attract the next generation of high-value investments.
By Nik Nurfaqih Nik Wil
JAKARTA, July 16 (Bernama) -- Malaysia was the fifth-largest source of foreign investment in Indonesia in the second quarter (2Q) of 2026, contributing US$700 million (US$1 = RM4.65), while Indonesia's realised investment totalled Rp511.8 trillion (Rp1 million = RM225).
KUALA LUMPUR, July 16 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s consumer spending is expected to grow in 2026, underpinned by stable economic growth and employment outlook, said BMI, a Fitch Solutions company.
KUALA TERENGGANU, July 13 (Bernama) -- Terengganu recorded total investments worth RM399.8 million in the first quarter of this year.
KUALA LUMPUR, July 12 (Bernama) -- Former Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) director-general Datuk N Sadasivan Pillay died this morning after a brief illness. He was 86.
KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 (Bernama) -- IPP Financial Advisers (IPPFA) has maintained its 2026 Malaysia gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast at 4.6 per cent despite global uncertainty, supported by resilient domestic demand, private investment and a gradual recovery in external trade.
By Abdul Hamid A Rahman
KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 (Bernama) -- HSBC Private Bank and Premier Wealth has set a year-end target of 1,850 points for the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI), implying about 10 per cent upside from current levels.
By Rosemarie Khoo Mohd Sani
KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 (Bernama) -- Malaysia has crossed another important economic milestone, with nominal gross domestic product (GDP) per capita surpassing the US$15,000 (US$1 = RM4.06) mark in 2026, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
KUALA LUMPUR, June 29 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) signed five foreign investment-related memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with organisations from China, Saudi Arabia, Japan, and Türkiye between 2023 and 2025.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 29 (Bernama) -- The Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI), together with its agency, the Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA), approved 5,899 manufacturing investment projects worth RM774.4 billion between 2020 and 2025, with the potential to create 502,493 new jobs.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 27 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's Ministry of Finance (MOF) and Switzerland's State Secretariat for International Finance have successfully concluded the second round of renegotiations of the Agreement for the Elimination of Double Taxation with Respect to Taxes on Income between the two countries.
