Kuala Lumpur, 14 October 2020 - Malaysian Institute of Economic Research (MIER) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with AdvanceTC Group Sdn Bhd (AdvanceTC) to promote the development of leap-frog technologies to transform the Malaysian economy including Malaysian Vision Valley (MVV).
YBhg. Tan Sri Datuk Kamil Salleh, Chairman of...
Kuala Lumpur, 13 October 2020 - The government needs to continue helping Malaysians with some forms of assistance or stimulus packages to brace themselves for the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, said Khazanah Research Institute (KRI).
Its chairman Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop noted that the government should not be unduly worried about raising its...
Kuala Lumpur, 12 October 2020 - The government may consider consolidating its direct cash assistance to the rakyat, particularly after Budget 2021, said Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz.
He said the government is currently in discussion with relevant stakeholders, including the Social Security Organisation (SOCSO) on improvement to the wage subsidy programme,...
Kuala Lumpur, 12 October 2020 – PETRONAS through its subsidiary, PC Oman Ventures Ltd (PCOVL) together with its partners, BP Exploration (Epsilon) Limited and Makarim Gas Development LLC, a subsidiary of OQ, today announced the start of production from its Ghazeer gas field (Phase 2), located in Block 61,...
Kuala Lumpur, 12 October 2020 - FWD Takaful Berhad (“FWD Takaful”) introduces FWD Hajj Rider, a unique rider plan for customers to upgrade their Takaful coverage, allowing them to perform their Hajj or Umrah worry free.
Salim Majid Zain, FWD Takaful’s Chief Executive Officer, said, “We’re delighted to support Malaysian...
Kuala Lumpur, 9 October 2020 - Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) still in need of financing repayment assistance post-moratorium are urged to contact their banks.
Association of Banks in Malaysia (ABM) representative Mohd Zaini Aris said these SMEs should contact their banks to identify the problems they face so that...
Kuala Lumpur, 9 October 2020 - Celebrating 10.10, Youbeli, a home-grown e-commerce platform in Malaysia collaborated with PJ Digital Mall, one of the largest IT malls in Malaysia to bring the best deals on electronics and gadgets for Malaysian online shoppers. The online-to-offline (O2O) campaign has brought together 10...
Kuala Lumpur, 8 October 2020 - Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) has launched its new MAE by Maybank2U mobile banking and e-wallet application today.
Via a virtual launch today, the lender announced that the new app has features such as expense tracking, individual and group goal-based saving, a Visa debit card...
Kuala Lumpur, 7 October 2020 - The Asia-Pacific (APAC) region is leading the world in terms of economic recovery, however, the pace of recovery is by no means uniform due to several factors, said Moody’s Analytics (Moody’s).
This includes the particular country’s COVID-19 caseload, the extent of economic lockdown in response to the virus,...
Kuala Lumpur, 7 October 2020 – FWD Takaful Berhad (“FWD Takaful”) recently launched FWD Kasih, an online micro-Takaful plan dedicated to support Malaysia’s lower-income group, with a monthly contribution from as low as RM2.031 a month for women and RM2.542 for men.
Salim Majid Zain, FWD Takaful’s Chief Executive Officer...