KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 8 — MIDF Amanah Investment Bank Bhd expects consumer demand to maintain its expansionary trajectory in the second half of 2024 (2H 2024).

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 1 — Malaysia’s economy can grow stronger than 4.7 per cent in 2024, up from 3.6 per cent in 2023, driven by rising domestic spending, increased business activities, and a recovery in external trade, said MIDF Amanah Investment Bank Bhd.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 12 — MIDF Amanah Investment Bank Bhd believes the stabilisation of core inflation and the challenging external environment may influence Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) to keep the overnight policy rate (OPR) at the current rate of 3.00 per cent throughout 2024.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 20 — RHB Research is positive about Malaysia’s gross domestic product (GDP), the ringgit, and the local bourse’s performance while seeing elevated consumer price index (CPI) price pressures following Budget 2024's tabling.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 13 — The current cost headwinds in the construction sector remain manageable with softening steel bar prices and a slower increase in cement prices, said MIDF Amanah Investment Bank Bhd.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 13 — Sapura Energy Bhd has been granted an extension of up to Nov 30, 2023, to submit its Practice Note 17 (PN17) regularisation plan to the relevant regulatory authorities.