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NEWS: Maybank sees lower NIM compression for FY2024

ASEAN serves as Malaysia's primary export market, with over half of exports tied to global value chains. Trade growth highlights ASEAN's importance for businesses, especially SMEs, expanding into competitive global markets. MATRADE supports Malaysian exporters in ASEAN through trade offices and initiatives like INSP and EAMs.

ASEAN: A Strategic Launchpad for Malaysian Exporters

The UK is preparing to impose levies on the import of Chinese electric vehicles, meeting a key demand from the European Union, the Times of London reported Sunday.

UK expected to follow EU with tariffs on Chinese EVs, Times says

Asian stocks were poised to open higher after softer US jobs data eased pressure on the Federal Reserve to keep raising interest rates. Brent crude rose as Yemen launched a bid to recapture Houthi-controlled areas.

Asian stocks to rise as hike bets ease, oil climbs

The Edge Billion Ringgit Club (BRC) Awards turns 17 this year. The trust, support and goodwill — accumulated since 2010 — have helped make our simple desire to recognise, honour and celebrate the biggest and the best of Corporate Malaysia into a tradition, perhaps more. The Edge Media Group chairman Tan Sri Tong Kooi Ong thinks we can safely call the Billion Ringgit Club an institution. I agree.

Institutionalising excellence

The Edge Billion Ringgit Club (BRC) Awards 2026 brought together Corporate Malaysia’s leaders and top-performing companies on Sept 23 for an evening of celebration and recognition.

An evening of corporate excellence

Speech by Tan Sri Tong Kooi Ong, Chairman of The Edge Media Group

Let the winners emerge through competition and merit

Sunway Construction Group Bhd (KL:SUNCON) winning the grand award — Company of the Year — at The Edge Billion Ringgit Club (BRC) Awards 2026 marks another milestone for the construction arm of Sunway Bhd (KL:SUNWAY), as the group continues to strengthen its position in an increasingly competitive industry.

Building resilience in an age of disruption

Sunway Construction Group Bhd (KL:SUNCON) garnered yet another recognition at The Edge Billion Club (BRC) Awards this year. But what makes this year’s achievement special is that it took home the grand award — Company of the Year — recognising its strong performance not only financially, but also in corporate responsibility.

Built for growth

Petroliam Nasional Bhd (PETRONAS), the only Malaysian company listed on the Fortune Global 500, took centre stage at the height of the fuel supply crisis in early 2026, when it was tasked with helping to coordinate and secure the country’s fuel supplies, going beyond its normal business activities amid disruptions in West Asia.

More than  Malaysia’s oil-and-gas steward

Growth and responsibility need not pull in opposite directions. Corporate Malaysia’s leading companies are showing that the two can go hand in hand by focusing on environmental, sustainability and governance issues most material to their businesses and stakeholders, and measuring the outcomes to continuously realign their efforts.

Doing what matters, touching lives

Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook is scheduled to speak on the suspension of My E.G. Sdn Bhd and Zetrix AI Bhd (KL:ZETRIX) as the Road Transport Department's (JPJ) collection agents 11am Monday (Oct 5) morning.

Loke to address MyEG and Zetrix AI suspension as JPJ agents Monday

The Edge Billion Ringgit Club (BRC) Awards turns 17 this year. The trust, support and goodwill — accumulated since 2010 — have helped make our simple desire to recognise, honour and celebrate the biggest and the best of Corporate Malaysia into a tradition, perhaps more. The Edge Media Group chairman Tan Sri Tong Kooi Ong thinks we can safely call the Billion Ringgit Club an institution. I agree.

The Edge Billion Ringgit Club (BRC) Awards 2026 brought together Corporate Malaysia’s leaders and top-performing companies on Sept 23 for an evening of celebration and recognition.

Petroliam Nasional Bhd (PETRONAS), the only Malaysian company listed on the Fortune Global 500, took centre stage at the height of the fuel supply crisis in early 2026, when it was tasked with helping to coordinate and secure the country’s fuel supplies, going beyond its normal business activities amid disruptions in West Asia.

Diversified conglomerate YTL Corp Bhd (KL:YTL) has pursued an aggressive expansion strategy in recent years across power, water, data centres and cement — moves that have put the group firmly back on investors’ radar, with the results to show for it.

A sterling earnings growth performance

&nbsp;Asian stocks were poised to open higher after softer US jobs data eased pressure on the Federal Reserve to keep raising interest rates. Brent crude rose as Yemen launched a bid to recapture Houthi-controlled areas.

Sunway Construction Group Bhd (KL:SUNCON) winning the grand award — Company of the Year — at The Edge Billion Ringgit Club (BRC) Awards 2026 marks another milestone for the construction arm of Sunway Bhd (KL:SUNWAY), as the group continues to strengthen its position in an increasingly competitive industry.

Spritzer Bhd’s (KL:SPRITZER) debut at The Edge Billion Ringgit Club (BRC) has been a rewarding one. The bottled water producer clinched its first award for Highest returns to shareholders over three years in the consumer products &amp; services sector after its adjusted share price more than tripled during the award assessment period.

Making a splash with a maiden win 

When investors think about the artificial intelligence (AI) and data centre (DC) boom, technology and property companies are often the first to come to mind. But the surge in demand for computing infrastructure is also creating opportunities further down the supply chain, including for power cable manufacturers like Southern Cable Group Bhd (KL:SCGBHD).

Riding wave of AI infrastructure boom

While Hume Cement Industries Bhd’s (KL:HUMEIND) entry into Malaysia’s cement industry in 2012 may have appeared well timed to capitalise on the country’s construction boom, the subsequent downturn proved far more challenging than expected.

Emerging from the industry shake-up with record profits

Solarvest Holdings Bhd (KL:SLVEST) made an emphatic debut at The Edge Billion Ringgit Club (BRC) Awards, sweeping all three trophies in the energy sector, as its rapid growth rides on Malaysia’s ambitious renewable energy (RE) goals.

Solar boom yields hat-trick wins

Despite an increasingly challenging banking landscape, CIMB Group Holdings Bhd (KL:CIMB) has continued to set new earnings benchmarks, hitting a record net profit in 2024 before surpassing it with a fresh record in 2025.

A record earnings run

Riding a commodity boom is one thing, but creating lasting value throughout the cycle is another. United Plantations Bhd (UP) (KL:UTDPLT) — one of Malaysia’s larger plantation groups — has consistently delivered this while outperforming its peers.

Creating value throughout the cycle

Uchi Technologies Bhd (KL:UCHITEC) has extended its winning streak at The Edge Billion Ringgit Club (BRC) Awards to seven consecutive years, after clinching again the award for Highest return on equity (ROE) over three years in the industrial products and services sector.

Resilient returns in niche market

Sunway Construction Group Bhd (KL:SUNCON) garnered yet another recognition at The Edge Billion Club (BRC) Awards this year. But what makes this year’s achievement special is that it took home the grand award — Company of the Year — recognising its strong performance not only financially, but also in corporate responsibility.

The past three years have been challenging for breweries as inflation, higher living costs and cautious consumer sentiment have weighed on discretionary spending, and elevated costs and stiff competition have added to industry pressures.

A resilient business despite higher excise duty

Nestlé (Malaysia) Bhd (KL:NESTLE) may have weathered a sharp downturn in consumer demand and elevated commodity costs over the past three years, but its ability to generate returns for its investors remains difficult to match.

Earnings recovery gathers pace

&nbsp;The UK is preparing to impose levies on the import of Chinese electric vehicles, meeting a key demand from the European Union, the Times of London reported Sunday.&nbsp;

Generating consistent returns for shareholders has become increasingly challenging for banks amid a more competitive and volatile operating environment. To its credit, Public Bank Bhd (KL:PBBANK), the country’s third-largest banking group by assets, has maintained a strong track record in this area.

Consistent returns set it apart

After nine years, Hong Leong Industries Bhd (HLI) (KL:HLIND) returns as a winner of The Edge Billion Ringgit Club Awards for the second time, again with its sprawling motorcycle business being central to its strong earnings performance.