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Putrajaya, Malaysia, 18 August 2026 – Malaysia’s 2027 Budget will put cost-of-living pressure and economic resilience at the centre of fiscal planning, pairing targeted household support with measures…
Suva, Fiji, 18 August 2026 – Fiji is holding talks with Malaysia and PETRONAS on strategic fuel reserves and energy-supply infrastructure, a discussion that places logistics resilience at…
Seoul, South Korea, 18 August 2026 – Pressure for Korean memory-chip manufacturers to expand production in the United States is testing the balance between trade policy, national investment…
Santa Clara, United States, 17 August 2026 – Nvidia is preparing a US$1.5 billion investment in SB Energy linked to an OpenAI data-centre development, extending the chipmaker’s financial…
Beijing, China, 17 August 2026 – China has added eight commercial banks to the digital yuan network, increasing the number of e-CNY operators to 30 as authorities seek…
Hong Kong, 17 August 2026 – A Hong Kong court has ordered SDIC Commodities Hongkong Co Ltd to be wound up after a lender sought repayment of more…
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 17 August 2026 – Malaysia’s consumer price index rose 1.8 per cent in July from a year earlier, easing from June’s 1.9 per cent increase…
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 17 August 2026 – Foreign institutions extended their selling streak in Malaysian equities to a second week, recording RM623.6 million in net outflows during the…
Singapore, 17 August 2026 – Artificial intelligence is moving deeper into the everyday research workflow of Singapore investors as online brokerages add assistants that interpret market news, analyse…
Kuala Lumpur, 16 August 2026 – Malaysia’s economy expanded 6% year on year in the second quarter of 2026, accelerating from 5.4% in the first quarter and exceeding…
