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Malaysia is better prepared to weather financial crisis than before

The underlying institutions should be able to handle both Covid-19 and political headwinds

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Banks expect upturn in household loan growth in 2H2020

Financing demand has remained weak on the back of uncertain income, job prospects

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Non-financial corporates' recovery uneven, says Bank Negara

Tourism and services industries are the hardest hit economic sectors, which also affects the recovery of the energy sector

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BNM: Financial bodies boost BCPs in response to Covid-19

This enabled the continued provision of essential financial services to the public, while protecting the health and well-being of staff and customers

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Markets remain volatile amid new Covid-19 wave, says regulator

Global Covid-19 spike results in cautious investor sentiment and escalation of trade tensions

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RHB maintains 'buy' call on MISC, revises TP to RM8.53

But bank is upbeat on the prospect of the Mero 3 project offshore Brazil

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IHH Healthcare to remain sustainable

Research house believes the international healthcare service provider is largely unaffected by rising global costs

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Bursa opens lower on Wall Street retreat

The key index also comes under some pressure as the country’s political situation remains fluid: Rakuten Trade

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Stop politicking, SME group says, more businesses to shutter in CMCO 2.0

Since MCO in March, companies have been struggling to remain open

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Govt to pay RM11.7 bil if Malaysia Airlines sinks

RM3.5 billion will be for ‘immediate or phased liquidation’ and ‘redundant employee’ compensation, according to December 2019 Khazanah board paper

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Risk-on mood lifts Bursa at close

Increased clarity in political landscape, with Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim making no major announcement after his audience with Agong

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China commits to buying 1.7 mil tonnes of Malaysian palm oil till 2023

Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein announces this after holding talks with Chinese counterpart

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Hunting for unicorns: Japan start-ups see hope on horizon

Japan's own SoftBank Group tends to fund overseas prospects, including Uber and Alibaba, and has barely touched smaller homegrown companies