KUALA LUMPUR, MAY 17: RAM Ratings has projected inflation in Malaysia to reduce to 4.4 percent in April 2017, compared to 5.1 percent in March due to reduction in the effect from a low base for transportation fuel group.

BY: NORHAYATI UMOR SHAH ALAM, MAY 3: Investment promotion agency, Invest Selangor Berhad (Invest Selangor) is optimistic that the 2017 Selangor International Expo (SIE) will help to boost investment this year. It’s Chief Executive Officer, Dato’ Hassan Azhari Idris said the annual event has shown...

SINGAPORE, APRIL 26: Crude oil prices showed a downward trend today as data showed an increase in the United States (US) crude oil inventories and supply around the world.

BY NORHAYATI UMOR SHAH ALAM, APRIL 25: The Made In Selangor Programme will continued until May 1, which was held at Aeon Mall Shah Alam. CEO of Yayasan Hijrah Selangor (HIJRAH) Datuk Mansor Othman said the programme aimed to highlight the wide range of products of local entrepreneurs. He said the...

SHAH ALAM, APRIL 20: Bursa Malaysia opened slightly lower this morning due to weak sentiment in regional markets, reported by BERNAMA.

SINGAPORE, APR 11: The United States of America’s (US) crude oil prices continue to rise in six consecutive session today reaching its highest in five weeks.

LONDON, APRIL 5:  Oil prices rose on the London market, after the expected United States (US) crude oil inventory exceeded reported Libyan oil production.

KUALA LUMPUR, MAR 22: Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) international reserve as of last March 15 was USD94.9 billion (RM425.5 billion).

Selangor’s total investment in 2016 amounted to RM7.88 billion despite global economic uncertainty as well as ringgit depreciation in the world market.

BY: AFIX REDZUAN SEBERANG JAYA, MAR 5: Dato’ Menteri Besar, Dato’ Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali announced that Selangor recorded a total investment of RM7.8 billion in 2016. He said, the State Government had targeted a RM6 billion investment however the Malaysian Investment Development Authority’s (MIDA)...

BY: NAZLI IBRAHIM SHAH ALAM, FEB 15: The Federal Government and Proton must take brave measures to ensure the national car production company’s new investors possess the vision and ability to make it competitive at a global level. Former Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) Deputy Director, Dr Rosli Yaakob...

BY: BANK NEGARA MALAYSIA Following Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) media release on December 27, 2016; it has announced that a financial institution was fined RM1,400,000 as administration monetary penalty. The fine was for not promptly informing the central bank of an important audit related to a...

LONDON, JAN 25: HSBC is planning to close 117 branches and reducing up to 380 employees this year in Britain in a cost-saving measure.

KUALA LUMPUR 11 JAN: Ekonomi Malaysia dijangka tumbuh 4.3 peratus pada 2017 dan 4.5 peratus tahun depan selepas pasaran dapat menyesuaikan kesan harga bahan api rendah serta harga komoditi menjadi lebih stabil.

WASHINGTON, JAN 11: The World Bank has projected a global economic growth of 2.7% for 2017.

KUALA LUMPUR, DEC 26: Food and Non-alcoholic Beverages group index recorded a higher increase than the overall Consumer Price Index (CPI).

KUALA LUMPUR, DEC 24: The ringgit is expected to remain under pressure next week and may hit the 4.50-level against the US dollar on continued foreign fund outflows from the emerging markets, said a dealer.

BY: NAZLI IBRAHIM SHAH ALAM, DEC 6: Not only the local car manufacturers are expected to experience the gloom next year, in fact tourism companies and manufacturers in the small and medium enterprises (SME) category are expected to be similarly affected. Former Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) Deputy...

KUALA LUMPUR, DEC 3: The ringgit will see range-bound trading next week and move between 4.45 and 4.46 (against the US dollar), on market adjustments following the announcement of new measures by Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM), said a dealer.

KUALA LUMPUR, NOV 29: “The ringgit opened lower against the US dollar on November 29, on technical profit-taking activities,” a dealer said.