KUALA LUMPUR: Kenanga Investment Bank Bhd believes that Bank Negara will retain the overnight policy rate (OPR) at 3.25% this year as part of the strategies to ensure capital market stability, ample liquidity and to remain supportive of banking industry growth. In a research note, Kenanga said year-to-date (YTD) loan growth has moderated to 5.1%, […]
Read MoreAmata VN Plc, a subsidiary of SET-listed industrial estate developer Amata Corporation, plans to develop a 50-square- kilometre plot in Yangon as its second foreign industrial estate in 2019. Amata VN is conducting a feasibility study to allocate budget for the first phase of the industrial estate in Myanmar’s biggest city. In this phase, the company […]
Read MoreBuoyed by year on year growth, the Kingdom’s agriculture sector remained positive about its growth potential this year, despite the looming threat of EU safeguard measures hanging over the country’s rice industry. The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries expressed optimism that this year would be another good year for the sector, with ministry spokesman […]
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