KUALA LUMPUR: Nor Zahidi Alias has been appointed as an external member of Bank Negara Malaysia’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) for a two-year term, effective Jan 1. Bank Negara said on Thursday Datuk Dr Gan Wee Beng was reappointed as an external member with effect from April 1. Under the Central Bank of Malaysia Act […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit rebounded against US dollar at the opening today on positive sentiment following the government’s move to allow businesses to function during the nationwide state of emergency which is expected to last until Aug 1, 2021. At 9.02 am, the local currency traded 120 basis points (bps) better at 4.0430/0480 against the […]
Read More[KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian budget carrier AirAsia Group’s travel, e-commerce and fintech unit airasia.com is in partnership talks with several Middle Eastern and European airlines, its chief executive officer (CEO) said on Wednesday. Airasia.com CEO Karen Chan said the company was working on selling more flights on the online platform. “Apart from just selling AirAsia flight […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE and Malaysia have a shared commitment to keep supplies flowing in from across the Causeway – and Singapore’s supply chain is resilient enough to withstand any potential disruptions going forward, according to Minister for Trade and Industry Chan Chun Sing in a Zoom media conference on Wednesday morning. Responding to a media query, Mr […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: Eco World Development Group Malaysia has ceased its merger talks with UEM Sunrise Bhd and it will now focus on its own business plans for FY2021. In a statement issued on Wednesday EcoWorld Malaysia chairman Tan Sri Liew Kee Sin said the decision to cease the merger discussion was because it seeks to pursue its […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: OCBC Bank Research expects Bank Negara to likely reduce the overnight policy rate (OPR) by 25 basis points to 1.50% at its Jan 20 monetary policy committee meeting due to the weaker economic outlook. The bank’s global treasury, research and strategy economist Wellian Wiranto said in his latest report that there could be […]
Read More
Thailand
