KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 7 — The ringgit ended the first trading week of 2022 on a firmer note against the US dollar driven by buying interest for the local currency on steadier crude oil prices, said an analyst.

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 7 — My Local Stats 2020 data, which contains key socio-economic statistics of state and administrative districts, has been uploaded on an interactive visualisation platform, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 7 — Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) international reserves amounted to US$116.9 billion as of December 31, 2021, marginally higher compared with US$116.3 billion on December 15.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 7 — Asean currencies, including the ringgit, are expected to perform well this year after a downward trend against the US dollar last year, said Credit Suisse.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 6 — The ringgit ended lower today as the US dollar extended its rally against a basket of major currencies.

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 6 — The Cyber Copyright Enforcement (CyCORE) programme has been introduced to combat digital film copyright infringement or digital film piracy, said Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi.

SHAH ALAM, Jan 5 — The implementation period of the Malaysian Family Maximum Price Scheme (SHMKM) since December 7, 2021, which has been extended until February 4, coincides with the flood disaster recovery phase which can reduce costs of consumer expenditure, said Deputy Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Datuk Rosol Wahid.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 5 — The ringgit ended lower against the US dollar today on continued profit-taking following the recent appreciation of the local note, dealers said.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 5 — The retail price of RON97 petrol increased by three sen from RM3 a litre to RM3.03 for January 6 to January 12.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 4 — The ringgit closed lower against the US dollar on Tuesday as the local note had been experiencing technical correction due to profit-taking activities, dealers said.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 4 — Maybank Investment Bank Bhd (Maybank IB) has maintained its gross domestic product (GDP) growth target for Malaysia at 6.0 per cent for 2022, despite the damage caused by the floods.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 3 — The ringgit ended the first trading day of 2022 lower on lack of buying interest on worries over the impact of the Covid-19 Omicron variant, dealers said.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 2 — The supply of foreign workers in oil palm estates amid the ongoing flooding in some of the states in Malaysia, the high cost of fertilisers, and the impact of Omicron are three key factors that may threaten the production recovery of crude palm oil (CPO) in 2022, according to the Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries (CPOPC).

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 — The ringgit ended higher against the US dollar on the last trading day of the year, extending yesterday’s gain amid window dressing activity and risk-on mode as seen in the equity market, dealers said.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 — The government’s agreement to exempt dividend incomes earned by limited liability companies and partnerships will enhance investment by encouraging foreign-sourced dividend incomes to be remitted into Malaysia, said Chartered Tax Institute of Malaysia (CTIM).

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 30 — The ringgit ended firmer against the US dollar today as the greenback gave up earlier gains after a rally in the US Treasury yields, coupled with downbeat US economic data, sparked interest in riskier assets.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 29 — The ringgit retreated from the previous days' gains to end lower against the US dollar today amid rising demand for the safe-haven currency as the rally in equities ease heading towards year-end, dealers said.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 28 — The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) sees less withdrawals by its members in the future to safeguard its future retirement needs and wellbeing.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 28 — The ringgit strengthened further against the US dollar at the close today as the risk-on mode continued, aided by the positive moves in the Malaysian equity market and the stronger Asian currencies, dealers said.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 28 — MIDF Investment Bank Bhd has revised upward Malaysia’s full-year exports and imports growth projection for 2021 following the strong growth in the recent months.