Featured Malaysia to launch 1st local carbon credit auction in July Aya El Sayed May 13, 2024 0 Malaysia's Bursa Carbon Exchange (BCX) will conduct an auction on July 25 for the first Malaysian carbon credits…
Banks Malaysia holds rates steady at 3.0% – BNM Nada Ali May 9, 2024 0 Malaysia's central bank, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM), kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 3.0 per cent.
Tech/AI Amazon to invest $8.88b into Singapore cloud infrastructure Nada Ali May 7, 2024 0 Amazon.com is ramping up its presence in Southeast Asia, announcing a S$12 billion ($8.88 billion) investment over…
Tech news Microsoft to pour $2.2b into Malaysia’s cloud, AI growth Nada Ali May 2, 2024 0 Microsoft plans a significant investment of $2.2 billion over the next four years in Malaysia to bolster cloud and…
International News Malaysia to hike civil servant salaries by 13% Nada Ali May 1, 2024 0 Malaysia Prime Minister announced a salary increase of over 13 per cent for civil servants, effective December…
News Southeast Asia struggles to meet green investment targets Aya El Sayed Apr 15, 2024 0 Southeast Asia is significantly lagging in green investments needed to reduce emissions, according to a report by…
International News Asia factory activity slumps in March Nada Ali Apr 1, 2024 0 Factory activity in many Asian economies weakened in March, with some exceptions in China and South Korea.
Industry & Trade Malaysia to request more 500,000MT of white rice from India Nada Ali Mar 28, 2024 0 Malaysia plans to request an additional 500,000 metric tons of white rice from India, in addition to the 170,000…
Featured Malaysia’s capital market surges 5.6% in ’23 Aya El Sayed Mar 25, 2024 0 Malaysia’s capital market saw a notable expansion of 5.6 per cent in 2023, reaching a valuation of MYR 3.8 trillion…
Featured Asia bonds soar on US rate cut bets, exports Aya El Sayed Mar 20, 2024 0 Asian bonds saw in February their largest monthly inflow in three months, driven by expectations of a US Federal…