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23 Oct 2019, 08:00 am

BNM international reserves rise to US$103.3b as at Oct 15KUALA LUMPUR: Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) international reserves rose US$300 million or 0.29% to US$103.3 billion as at Oct 15 this year, from US$103 billion as at Sept 30, the central bank said in a statement yesterday. “The reserves position is sufficient to finance 7.6 months of ret...

By Arjuna Chandran Shankar & Wong Swee May / The Edge Financial Daily

23 Oct 2019, 08:00 am

23 Oct 2019, 08:00 am

21 equity crowdfunding, P2P platforms raise RM587m — SCKUALA LUMPUR: A total of 21 Malaysian equity crowdfunding (ECF) and peer-to-peer (P2P) platforms registered with the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) have raised RM587 million for some 1,600 micro, small and medium enterprises. SC chairman Datuk Syed Zaid Albar (pic) said yesterday i...

By Arjuna Chandran Shankar & Wong Swee May / The Edge Financial Daily

23 Oct 2019, 08:00 am

22 Oct 2019, 08:00 am

SC: 21 equity crowdfunding, P2P platforms raise RM587mA total of 21 Malaysian equity crowdfunding (ECF) and peer-to-peer (P2P) platforms registered with the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) have raised RM587 million for some 1,600 micro, small and medium enterprises. SC chairman Datuk Syed Zaid Albar said today in his speech at the SCxSC Fintech Conference 2019 such platforms have raised RM587 million for companies in various industries.

By Arjuna Chandran Shankar & Wong Swee May / theedgemarkets.com

22 Oct 2019, 08:00 am

04 Oct 2019, 08:00 am

Govt investment in childcare could add to GDP — KRIKUALA LUMPUR: Government investment in the childcare sector could add as much as 0.4% to real gross domestic product (GDP) growth, and also prompt greater female participation in the labour force, as well as the creation of some 3,380 jobs annually, according to Khazanah Research Institute (KRI)....

By Arjuna Chandran Shankar & Wong Swee May / The Edge Financial Daily

04 Oct 2019, 08:00 am

03 Oct 2019, 08:00 am

Khazanah Research: Care sector needs recognition as an industry in its own rightKhazanah Research Institute (KRI) said today higher Malaysian government investment in the care sector may generate as much as 0.4% of the nation's annual real gross domestic product growth due to the creation of more jobs in an industry, which could foster greater female labour force participation. KRI deputy director of research Christopher Choong Weng Wai said that according to KRI's simulations, higher government investment in the care sector could lead to female labour force participation increasing to 63% within five years from now.

By Arjuna Chandran Shankar & Wong Swee May / theedgemarkets.com

03 Oct 2019, 08:00 am

20 Sep 2019, 08:00 am

MASkargo launches halal logistics divisionMalaysia Airlines Bhd's air freight cargo arm MAB Kargo Sdn Bhd (MASkargo) has launched its halal logistics division today. MASkargo chief executive officer Ibrahim Mohamed Salleh said at the division's launch today that it has taken two years for the national flag carrier's cargo arm to get the MS2400 — Halal Certification, which was awarded on May 1, 2019, from Jabatan Kemajuan Islam Malaysia (JAKIM).

By Arjuna Chandran Shankar & Wong Swee May / theedgemarkets.com

20 Sep 2019, 08:00 am

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