Editors' Picks Foreign Investment or Soft Colonialism? The Hidden Face of Global Capital Flows Dina Abdel Fattah Sep 25, 2025 0 For decades, foreign direct investment (FDI) has been promoted to governments and citizens alike as the path to…
Banks Fitch Ratings: ASEAN Islamic finance set to surpass $1t by 2026-end Aya Anwar Aug 14, 2025 0 Fitch Ratings expects ASEAN’s Islamic finance industry, valued at nearly $950 billion in mid-2025, to exceed $1…
Featured H. Kong exports to Asia surge in June ’25 Nada Ali Jul 29, 2025 0 Hong Kong’s exports to Asia rose by 17.2 per cent year-on-year in June 2025, buoyed by strong demand from regional…
Featured Malaysia’s FDI net inflows hit RM51.5bn in ’24 Nada Ali Jun 25, 2025 0 Malaysia recorded a higher net inflow of foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2024, reaching RM51.5 billion.
Featured Malaysia manufacturing rises slightly in May – S&P Global Nada Ali Jun 3, 2025 0 Malaysia’s manufacturing sector continued to contract in May, though at a slower pace, with the seasonally adjusted…
Egypt News Egypt explores healthcare cooperation with Malaysia, Morocco Nada Ali May 21, 2025 0 Egypt's Health Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar met with Malaysian Health Minister Zaliha Mustafa and Moroccan Health…
Commodities Malaysia rules out raising palm oil biodiesel blend to 20% Aya Anwar Feb 24, 2025 0 Malaysia will not increase its palm oil biodiesel blend to 20 per cent from the current 10 per cent due to the high…
International News Malaysia’s producer price index rises 0.3% in ’24 Nada Ali Jan 28, 2025 0 Malaysia's producer price index (PPI) increased 0.3 per cent year-on-year in 2024, following a decrease of 1.9 per…
International News Malaysia’s inflation eases to 1.7% in Dec. ’24 Nada Ali Jan 22, 2025 0 Malaysia’s inflation rate eased to 1.7 per cent in December 2024, with the consumer price index reaching 133.4, up…
News Fitch: ESG sukuk market to exceed $50b in ’25 Aya Anwar Jan 22, 2025 0 The global ESG sukuk market is projected to exceed $50 billion in 2025, cementing its position as a key funding…
Tech/AI US AI chip restrictions likely trigger global slowdown Nada Ali Jan 14, 2025 0 US restriction on artificial intelligence (AI) chip exports may result in a widespread slowdown in the sector,…
Tech news Chinese tech firms flock to Malaysia amid US tariff threats Nada Ali Jan 12, 2025 0 Chinese chipmakers and tech companies are flocking to Malaysia, as Beijing braces for more tariffs under the…
International News S&P Global: Malaysia factory activity shrinks further in Dec. ’24 Nada Ali Jan 2, 2025 0 The seasonally adjusted S&P Global Malaysia Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) fell from 49.2 in…
Energy Malaysia, Turkmenistan pledge stronger oil, gas effort Nada Ali Dec 19, 2024 0 Malaysia and Turkmenistan leaders affirmed their commitment to enhancing collaboration in the oil and gas industry.
Tech news ICT, e-commerce drive 23.5% of Malaysia’s GDP in ’23 Nada Ali Dec 19, 2024 0 The Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and e-commerce sectors played a crucial role in Malaysia's…
Egypt News Egypt’s trade with D-8 reaches $7.9b in 10m Nada Ali Dec 19, 2024 0 The volume of trade exchange between Egypt and the D-8 Organisation for Economic Cooperation has increased to reach…
Industry & Trade Malaysian exports increase 4.1% in Nov. ’24 Nada Ali Dec 18, 2024 0 Malaysia's exports rose for the second month in a row, increasing by 4.1 per cent year-on-year to 126.57 billion…
Money IMF: Malaysia’s economic growth to moderate in ’25 Nada Ali Dec 15, 2024 0 Malaysia's economy improved in 2024 due to strong demand, but growth is expected to slow to 4.7 per cent in 2025.
Featured UK officially joins CPTPP Aya Anwar Dec 15, 2024 0 Britain officially became the 12th member of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific…
Featured Moscow triples non-energy exports to SE Asia in ’24 Aya El Sayed Dec 11, 2024 0 Moscow has significantly boosted its trade with Southeast Asia in 2024, achieving a 7 per cent year-on-year…
Money Malaysia approves RM254.7b investments in 9m Nada Ali Dec 11, 2024 0 Malaysia approved investments worth RM254.7 billion in the first nine months of 2024, a 10.7 per cent increase from…
International News ADB, Mastercard partner to boost MSMEs in Asia, Pacific Nada Ali Nov 28, 2024 0 The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Mastercard Impact Fund partnered to support micro, small, and medium-sized…
International News Malaysia’s PPI declines in Oct. ’24 Nada Ali Nov 27, 2024 0 Malaysia's Producer Price Index (PPI) continued its downward trend by 2.4 per cent in October 2024 compared to the…
Industry & Trade Malaysia’s exports rebound YoY in Oct. ’24 Nada Ali Nov 19, 2024 0 Malaysia's exports surged 1.6 per cent year-on-year in October, reaching 128.12 billion ringgits ($28.66 billion),…
International News Philippines eyes inclusion in JPMorgan EM debt index Nada Ali Nov 13, 2024 0 The Philippines is targeting inclusion in JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s local-currency emerging-market debt index in…
Money World Bank approves $750m loan for Philippines’ digital push Nada Ali Nov 13, 2024 0 The World Bank has approved a $750 million Second Digital Transformation Development Policy Loan to support the…
Industry & Trade Egypt-Malaysia trade volume hits $574m in 9m – CAPMAS Nada Ali Nov 11, 2024 0 Egypt-Malaysia trade reached $574 million in the first nine months of 2024, slightly down from $626 million in the…
Banks Malaysia’s international reserves assets reach $119.721b by Sep.-end Nada Ali Oct 30, 2024 0 Malaysia's official reserve assets stood at $119.721 billion, while other foreign currency assets totalled $7.1…
Financial Institutions Fitch: Malaysia’s budget a step towards fiscal consolidation Nada Ali Oct 29, 2024 0 Fitch Ratings has assessed Malaysia's latest budget as a step towards gradual fiscal consolidation, despite a high…
International News Malaysia’s inflations rate eases in Sep. ’24 Nada Ali Oct 24, 2024 0 Malaysia's inflation rate eased slightly to 1.8 per cent in September 2024, compared to the same month in 2023.
International News Malaysia’s unemployment rate falls to 3.2% in August ’24 Nada Ali Oct 10, 2024 0 Malaysia’s unemployment rate decreased by 0.1 percentage points to 3.2 per cent, after remaining at 3.3 per cent…
International News S&P Global: Malaysian manufacturing sector remains subdued in Q3 ’24 Nada Ali Oct 2, 2024 0 The Malaysian manufacturing sector faced subdued conditions at the end of the third quarter of 2024.
Energy PM: Malaysia confident of energy surplus for economic growth Nada Ali Sep 26, 2024 0 Malaysia's Prime Minister expressed confidence in the country's ability to generate enough energy surplus to…
Featured Malaysia’s inflation eases to 1.9% in August ’24 – data Nada Ali Sep 23, 2024 0 Malaysia's inflation rate eased to 1.9 per cent in August 2024, down from 2.0 per cent in July.
Banks Cambodia, Malaysia launch cross-border QR payment linkage Nada Ali Sep 19, 2024 0 The National Bank of Cambodia and Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) have successfully launched a cross-border QR payment…
Featured Asian bonds attract foreign inflows for 4th straight month Nada Ali Sep 16, 2024 0 Asian bonds continued to attract foreign inflows for the fourth consecutive month in August.
Featured Malaysia’s total foreign reserves fell to $501.279b in August Yomna Yasser Sep 9, 2024 0 Malaysia's total foreign reserves decreased slightly in August from a record high in July. According to preliminary…
International News Malaysian manufacturing PMI falls to 49.7 in August ’24 Nada Ali Sep 2, 2024 0 Malaysian manufacturing sector saw a slight decline in August 2024, as per the S&P Global Malaysia…
Featured Fitch Ratings: Kuwait banks benefit from surge in M&A Aya Anwar Aug 21, 2024 0 Kuwaiti banks are gaining from a rise in mergers and acquisitions (M&A), which Fitch Ratings views as a…
Energy ADNOC, PETRONAS, Storegga partner for Malaysia CO2 storage Aya El Sayed Aug 20, 2024 0 ADNOC, PETRONAS, and Storegga have signed a Joint Study and Development Agreement (JSDA) to assess and develop…