5d ago
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 15 (Bernama) -- Japan and Malaysia have signed the 3rd bilateral swap arrangement (BSA) with a maximum swap amount of US$6 billion effective Sept 18, 2026.
7d ago
From M.Saraswathi
NEW DELHI, Sept 13 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has called for a fairer global financing system, saying no country should be forced to choose between repaying its debts and meeting its obligations to its people.
7d ago
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 13 (Bernama) -- The Ministry of Finance (MOF) has taken note of a compensation claim amounting to approximately RM4.2 billion filed by four companies against DBS Bank Ltd at the Singapore High Court.
8d ago
From Saraswathi Muniappan
NEW DELHI, Sept 12 (Bernama) -- BRICS has called for the immediate restoration of an accessible, effective and fully functioning two-tier binding World Trade Organisation (WTO) dispute settlement mechanism, while reaffirming its unwavering support for WTO reform and a rules-based multilateral trading system.
9d ago
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 11 (Bernama) -- Coventry, a provider of life insurance secondary-market solutions, is urging policyowners and financial professionals to review the value of existing life insurance policies and consider alternatives before allowing coverage to lapse or surrendering it.
11d ago
By Siti Radziah Hamzah
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 9 (Bernama) -- Brent oil surpassed US$100 per barrel for the first time since July 2026 as the escalation in the United States (US)-Iran conflict, including attacks on oil tankers and Saudi Arabia’s energy facilities, raises concerns about further supply disruptions through the Strait of Hormuz and the Red Sea.
24d ago
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 27 (Bernama) -- CIMB Group Holdings Bhd has completed a pilot test of tokenised sukuk settlement using tokenised deposits, involving RM1.38 billion worth of tokenised sukuk subscribed by 12 institutional investors.
24d ago
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 27 (Bernama) -- Malaysia must go beyond embracing new technologies by strengthening market foundations, improving efficiency and widening access to capital to keep its financial and capital markets competitive, resilient and relevant.
26d ago
KUALA LUMPUR, 25 Aug (Bernama) -- It goes without saying the insurance sector played a vital role from Malaysia’s pre-independence era to the present day in providing financial protection to individuals, businesses, mobilising capital and act as a stabilising factor during economic crises.
1m ago
By K. Naveen Prabu
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 14 (Bernama) -- Crude palm oil (CPO) futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives ended mixed on Friday as weekend profit-taking offset support from stronger related vegetable oil futures.
1m ago
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 11 (Bernama) – Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH) is continuing its efforts to obtain the remaining arbitration award from Saudi Arabia-based property developer and project management company Al-Rawda Real Estates Development & Project Management Co Ltd, including through asset tracing, after the company only paid 14.9 million Saudi riyal (one Saudi riyal = RM1.09) out of the 899 million Saudi riyal awarded.
1m ago
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 7 (Bernama) -- Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) and the People’s Bank of China have renewed their bilateral currency swap arrangement for a five-year term, effective from 2026 to 2031.