KUCHING, Nov 21: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said it is timely for efforts to be stepped up by three countries, namely Indonesia, Brunei and Malaysia to enhance collaboration in promoting green economy, including green technology and wildlife conservation. He said that Malaysia would help to facilitate further discussions on this proposal within the […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: The Prime Minister wants at least 10,000 small and medium enterprises to take part in Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba’s Singles Day sale and Malaysia Week online promotion next year. Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said local SMEs should tap new opportunities to expand their markets, following the rollout of the Digital Free Trade […]
Read MorePETALING JAYA: The ringgit climbed to one-year high, buoyed by the higher price of crude oil and rising prospect of an interest rate hike happening next year. The ringgit was traded at 4.1757 yesterday against the US dollar. The sustained interest in crude oil prices on the international markets has seen traders anticipate that the […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s largest combined cycle gas turbine power plant in Alor Gajah, Melaka is expected to begin operations in 2021. Edra Power Holdings Sdn Bhd chief operations officer Datuk Mohamad Nor Ali said the 2,242MW combined cycle gas turbine power plant project was on track. “The amount of power generated can light up 10% […]
Read MoreTEMPO.CO, Surabaya – Vice President Jusuf Kalla said that the growth of Islamic economy in Indonesia is still several steps behind compared to Malaysia. “Malaysia’s Islamic economy has gone through a 22 percent growth, meanwhile, Indonesia’s is still at 5 percent,” said Jusuf Kalla during the 2017 Indonesia Sharia Economic Festival (ISEF) in Surabaya, on Thursday, November 9. The Vice President stated […]
Read MorePETALING JAYA: Bank Negara gave its strongest signal yet that the benchmark overnight policy rate (OPR) may be raised following a meeting of policymakers yesterday. Although the OPR was maintained at 3%, the central bank said policymakers may consider reviewing the current degree of monetary accommodation, given the strength of the global and domestic macroeconomic […]
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