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DIF5 strategy to advance Malaysia’s digital economy

Regulating body announces 5-year plan on 5 key thrusts aimed at attracting investments

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Malaysia is Asean’s preferred expansion destination: survey

49% of respondents see country as offering best growth opportunities in 10-nation bloc over next 12 months

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Zoom to acquire cloud contact centre provider Five9

Videoconferencing leader to enhance presence with enterprise customers with US$14.7 bil transaction

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Fitch affirms Malaysia’s sovereign rating at BBB+ with stable outlook

GDP recovering from 5.6% contraction last year caused by pandemic, says agency

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Malaysia’s fiscal deficit to hover between 6.5%-7% of GDP

Finance minister says this up from earlier target of 6%, after factoring in govt’s recent stimulus packages

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Bursa retreats after opening higher, ringgit lower

Broader market cautious as daily Covid-19 cases remain above 10,000

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Top oil producers expected to agree on modest output boost

Observers optimistic, predict slight production increments from next month

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Glove demand surge to lift 2021 rubber products export

Estimates indicate an increase by 80% to reach RM74 billion this year, says Malaysian Rubber Board

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Lithium for electric cars powers mining revival in UK

Cornwall has a lot of the metal ‘and very little of anything else’, says investment banker turned industry player

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Rental waiver for traders at farmers’ markets: Fama

Initiative to benefit 13,181 agro-entrepreneurs in 312 locations in Malaysia, says authority’s director-general

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Tourism cooperatives encouraged to venture into new businesses

‘Transfer’ to help affected entities explore new opportunities to provide and enhance their sources of income, says deputy entrepreneur development minister

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Ringgit may hit 4.3 against dollar if risk-on sentiment holds, oil continues drop

Lack of local positive catalysts, high Covid-19 caseload to dampen investor confidence, trader cautions

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After conquering Earth, Bezos eyes new frontier in space

In parting letter to staff, Amazon founder tells company to ‘keep inventing’