KUALA LUMPUR Jan 12 (Bernama) -- Investors are advised to invest more in fixed income or bonds, compared to equities in the current economic situation.Citibank Malaysia's Head of Investment Strategist and Research, Wealth Management Products, Steve...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 12 (Bernama) -- The Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) is urging the Ministry of Human Resources to expedite amendments to the labour laws to provide equitable legislation especially in the firing and hiring of employees....

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 10 (Bernama) -- The Malaysia External Trade Development Corp (Matrade) expects bilateral trade between Malaysia and Saudi Arabia to experience positive growth this year.In 2010, bilateral trade amounted to RM9.32 billion while for...

 KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's Industrial Production Index (IPI) in November 2011 edged up by 1.8 per cent compared with the same month in 2010 due to the increase in manufacturing and electricity index.The IPI in October was revised to 2.9 per cen...

IPOH, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak will chair a meeting next month to review the status of projects implemented under the Economic Transformation Programme, said Second Finance Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah....

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 30 (Bernama) -- The Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) wants the government to adopt holistic and effective measures to reduce dependency on foreign workers in the long term in line with the aim to become a high-income ec...

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysia External Trade Development Corp (Matrade) plans to increase bumiputra and women entrepreneurs’ contribution to the country’s total exports to more than 20% by 2015. Deputy chief executive offic...

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 28 (Bernama) -- Small and medium-sized entrepreneurs (SMEs) should seize the lucrative potentials within the burgeoning global halal market as it is the epitome of the Blue Ocean strategy, Deputy International Trade and Industry...

JOHOR BARU: Small and medium industries (SMEs) are told not to panic in view of the ongoing eurozone debt crisis and the US economic slowdown but to instead look for alternative markets. South Johor SME Association chairman Teh Kee Sim (...

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 27 (Bernama) -- Having successfully ridden out the global financial crisis of 2008 and 2009, Malaysia's economy appears to be well placed to continue its progress into 2012 and beyond.This is according to a report by the Oxford Bu...

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 23 (Bernama) -- The era of local companies being more keen to invest overseas has come to an end, says Deputy International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Mukhriz Mahathir.He said the companies had seen a lot of excitement in t...

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 22 (Bernama) -- Small-and-medium enterprises (SMEs), comprising 99 per cent of the country's businesses, are likely to contribute further to the Malaysian economy as they chalk up dynamic growth next year boosted by six high impac...

KUALA LUMPUR: SME Bank aims to disburse close to RM1 billion in loans to small- and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs) next year despite forecasts of a weaker economic environment.Its managing director, Datuk Mohd Radzif Mohd Yunus, said loan dis...

KUALA LUMPUR: SME Bank aims to disburse RM1bil in loans to small and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs) next year. Its managing director Datuk Mohd Radzif Mohd Yunus said the loan disbursement would focus on projects under the&nbs...

KUCHING, Dec 17 (Bernama) -- Non-Muslim entrepreneurs and companies in Sarawak are encouraged to venture into the halal industry by following the standards set by Islamic councils and world bodies. Its Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud said...

JOHOR BARU: Development in Iskandar Malaysia will bring economic opportunities and benefits not only to the big companies and investors but also to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Iskandar Regional Development Authority (Irda) chief exe...

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 15 (Bernama) -- The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) today announced that driven by commendable returns from equity investments, it had registered a healthy RM6.80 billion in investment income for the third quarter ended Sept 30, 20...

NEXT TECHNOLOGY: Photo shows an example of Ranbuild’s pre-engineered building, a multi-entry garage. KUCHING: To support the growth of the local small medium industry (SMI) and small medium enterprise (SME) sector, BlueScope Engineering ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 13 (Bernama) -- Malaysia is expected sustain the growth momentum in ringgit-denominated sukuk issuance next year, driven by the roll out of Economic Transformation Programme (ETP) projects.HSBC Amanah Malaysia Bhd Chief Executive ...

KOTA KINABALU, Dec 13 (Bernama) -- Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) have been accorded special focus in the second phase of the Sabah Development Corridor (SDC), said Sabah Chief Minister, Datuk Seri Musa Aman Tuesday.He said during the five-year im...