THE low interest rate environment has made it more difficult to find risk-free returns, making the life of retirees who put their savings into fixed-deposit (FD) instruments for returns more difficult. While interest rates have been on a falling trend globally, especially in the more developed economies, the trend seems to have caught on in […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s exports in July 2020 rose by 3.1% to RM92.53bil from a year ago and it was the second highest export value ever registered, after RM97.12bil in October 2018. A statement by the Minister of International Trade and Industry (MITI) on Friday China continued to be the biggest export market for the fourth […]
Read MorePETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s exports are expected to moderately decline by 3.5% this year compared with a growth of 1.7% (worth RM986.38bil) in 2019, said the Malaysia External Trade Development Corp (Matrade). Chief executive officer Datuk Wan Latiff Wan Musa (pic below) said in the first six months of this year, Malaysia’s exports declined by 6.8% […]
Read MoreSingapore Airlines has secured approval for passengers to travel between Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and Phnom Penh, Cambodia, transiting via Singapore. The process will renew travel between Malaysia and Cambodia (via Singapore) which was banned in August because of fears of COVID-19 spreading more widely. Singapore Airlines will run two weekly services between Phnom Penh and […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR, Aug 28 — A report highlighting the harmful environmental impact of coconut oil production by a researcher with links to the palm oil industry has sparked a heated debate over coveted green credentials in the multibillion dollar industries. The palm oil industry has received international negative attention, including consumer boycotts, in recent years […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR, Aug 27 — Malaysia’s exports are expected to moderately decline 3.5 per cent this year compared with a growth of 1.7 per cent (worth RM986.38 billion) in 2019, said the Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (Matrade). Chief executive officer Datuk Wan Latiff Wan Musa said in the first six months of this year, […]
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