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Construction industry needs direct fiscal injection to stay afloat: MBAM

Contractors already have to bear extra costs arising from Covid-19 pandemic, including pricier steel and copper, Act 446 compliance expenditure and swab tests,...

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WTO approves M’sian application to challenge anti-palm oil EU action

Second application approved last Friday after previous rejection on April 28, says minister

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Asian marts mixed as traders await fresh catalyst

Focus is on release of US jobs data, which will provide update on state of world’s top economy as it emerges from pandemic-induced collapse

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China factory activity nudges down on slower demand, services industry booms

Non-manufacturing PMI rises to 55.2 in May as consumer market shows positive recovery momentum

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Bursa, ringgit open lower a day before Covid-19 lockdown

FBM KLCI erases 23.64 points from Friday’s close; local note declines to 4.1420/1500 against greenback

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Meltdown? Turmoil at UK steel empire stokes job fears

1,500 jobs in England linger by a thread, as British govt triangulates on intervening

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World’s wealthy floor it in post-pandemic luxury car rush

Europe, N. America remain solid markets, but China’s where most of growth is found

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Co-opbank Pertama Bhd targets RM250 mil deposit growth in new campaign

‘You Save, CBP Doubles It’ initiative to run for six months from April 1

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Dubai sees property boom thanks to ‘lockdown dodgers’

European buyers, in particular, seek homes on signature Palm Jumeirah man-made island, as well as golf-course estates

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Britain to build ‘national flagship’ vessel promoting trade, other interests

It will be first such ship in service since 1997, when Royal Yacht Britannia was decommissioned

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S’pore to continue working with Putrajaya on ensuring trade flow during lockdown

Republic’s trade minister says close cooperation to continue during 2-week period

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Allow import, export activities during lockdown: FMM

Industrial body also hopes manufacturing companies with contractual export orders will be allowed to operate at 50% capacity

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French budget deficit €47 bil higher in 2021: public accounts minister

Increase due to Covid-19 support measures for eurozone’s second-largest economy, says Olivier Dussopt