5y

3.1% GDP decline expected for Q4 2020, full-year slide at 5.7%

Experts project economic recovery this year on the back of robust exports, vaccine roll-outs, higher commodity prices

5y

Uber suffers huge losses on pandemic-hit ridesharing

Company’s food delivery operations partially offset rideshare decline

5y

European, US stocks mostly dip; oil rally continues

Dow edged towards fresh record, but decline seen in other major US indices and European bourses

5y

PepsiCo renames ‘Aunt Jemima’ after protests

Decision comes amid nationwide demonstrations following cop killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis

5y

AirAsia to raise RM250 mil through 1st tranche of private placement

Issue price a 9.82% discount to company’s five-day volume weighted average price of 74.85 sen

5y

France’s Societe Generale logs €258 mil loss in 2020

Pandemic forces bank to boost bad loan provisions, take various accounting charges

5y

Asia-Pacific to see 65 mil jobs a year thanks to digital tech growth

Regional trade expected to increase by US$1 trillion, says ADB chief economist

5y

Heineken to cut 8,000 jobs as virus takes fizz out of sales

World’s No. 2 brewer sees 109% fall in profits last year

5y

Electronics manufacturing company shuts down three factories for disinfection

Senai-based V.S. Industry Bhd to resume full operations by Feb 18

5y

Amid health crisis, plantation sector flourishes

Industry sees growing net profits, but faces labour shortages, lukewarm response locally

5y

M’sian palm oil exports for 2020 breach RM72 bil

Exports for the commodity rise over 14% from 2019

5y

Felda buys another 3.16 mil FGV shares

Purchase from open market made at RM1.30 per unit

5y

Natural rubber production up 17.1% in December 2020

Exports also up by 8.9%, says Statistics Dept