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Business : Preparatory Senior Economic Officials Meet Sets Agenda To Strengthen Resilience
By Karina Imran KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 22 (Bernama) -- The Preparatory Senior Economic Officials’ meeting (Prep-SEOM) has concluded, setting the agenda to deliberate on strengthening regional economic resilience and adopting forward-looking strategies...
Preparatory Senior Economic Officials Meet Sets Agenda To Strengthen Resilience
By Karina Imran KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 22 (Bernama) -- The Preparatory Senior Economic Officials’ meeting (Prep-SEOM) has concluded, setting the agenda to deliberate on strengthening regional economic resilience and adopting forward-looking strategies...

Business : 15 Of 18 ASEAN Economic Initiatives Expected To Meet Targets By October
By Ahmad Erwan Othman KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 22 (Bernama) — Malaysia is confident that it will be able to achieve 15 of the 18 Priority Economic Deliverables (PED) in time for the 47th ASEAN Summit next month. Ministry of Investment, Trade and...

Business : Prep-SEOM To Review Key Economic Issues Ahead Of AEM
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 22 (Bernama) -- Priority economic deliverables under Malaysia’s ASEAN chairmanship, as well as forward-looking strategies to navigate shifts in the geopolitical and global trade environment, are among issues to be deliberated by...

Business : Press Visits World’s Tallest Bridge In China Before Opening
By Sharifah Hunaini Syed Ismail GUIZHOU (CHINA), Sept 22 (Bernama) -- Suspended 625 metres above a deep canyon, China’s newest bridge left journalists from eight countries in awe. The Huajiang Gorge Bridge, now nearing completion, links Guanling...

15 Of 18 ASEAN Economic Initiatives Expected To Meet Targets By October
By Ahmad Erwan Othman KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 22 (Bernama) — Malaysia is confident that it will be able to achieve 15 of the 18 Priority Economic Deliverables (PED) in time for the 47th ASEAN Summit next month. Ministry of Investment, Trade and...

Business : ASEAN Geoeconomics Task Force To Kick Off Series Of AEM Meetings On Monday
By Karina Imran KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 22 (Bernama) -- The 57th ASEAN Economic Ministers’ Meeting (AEM) and Related Meetings began this morning to deliberate on advancing regional economic integration and addressing key trade and investment issues....

Business : ASEAN Economic Ministers Meeting Prepares To Welcome 500 Delegates
By Nur Athirah Mohd Shaharuddin KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 21 (Bernama) -- Preparations for the 57th ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM) Meeting and related meetings in the nation's capital are progressing smoothly, with several final preparations being...
Jamus Lim delivers keynote speech at Brunei Economic Forum
SINGAPORE: Jamus Lim, an Associate Professor of Economics at ESSEC Business School, was the keynote speaker at the Brunei Economic Forum on Sep 3. Dr Lim is a Member of Parliament with the Workers’ Party who recently began his second term...

Prep-SEOM To Review Key Economic Issues Ahead Of AEM
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 22 (Bernama) -- Priority economic deliverables under Malaysia’s ASEAN chairmanship, as well as forward-looking strategies to navigate shifts in the geopolitical and global trade environment, are among issues to be deliberated by...

Business : ASEAN Economic Ministers Meet Vital To Boost Trade Amid Lingering Trade Tensions
By Nor Baizura Basri KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 21 (Bernama) -- ASEAN economic ministers will gather here next week for what is set to be a crucial meeting to finalise the agenda for advancing intra- and extra-regional trade and investment, which will...

ASEAN Economic Ministers Meeting Prepares To Welcome 500 Delegates
By Nur Athirah Mohd Shaharuddin KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 21 (Bernama) -- Preparations for the 57th ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM) Meeting and related meetings in the nation's capital are progressing smoothly, with several final preparations being...

ASEAN economic ministers meet to boost trade amid US tariff tensions
KUALA LUMPUR: ASEAN economic ministers will convene next week for crucial meetings to finalise the agenda for enhancing intra- and extra-regional trade and investment. The 57th ASEAN Economic Ministers’ Meeting and related sessions will focus on...

ASEAN Economic Ministers Meet Vital To Boost Trade Amid Lingering Trade Tensions
By Nor Baizura Basri KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 21 (Bernama) -- ASEAN economic ministers will gather here next week for what is set to be a crucial meeting to finalise the agenda for advancing intra- and extra-regional trade and investment, which will...

AIPA Approves 42 Resolutions On Political, Economic, Social Matters
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 20 (Bernama) – The 46th General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA), which concluded today, approved 42 resolutions covering a wide range of political, economic, and social issues. These resolutions focus...

Premier: Sarawak to introduce Circuit of Regatta as new economic driver for SMEs
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Threads WhatsApp Telegram Abang Johari arrives at the Sri Aman Waterfront for the launch of Pesta Benak 2025. – Sarawak Public Communications Unit photo KUCHING (Sept 20): Sarawak will introduce the Circuit of Regatta as...

Morocco Among Founding Members of New ‘FIT Partnership’ to Boost Global Trade Influence
Rabat – 14 nations from across the world officially established the Future of Investment and Trade Partnership (FIT Partnership) during a virtual ministerial meeting on Tuesday, September 16. The initiative brings together small and medium-sized...

Business News | Tata AIA Unveils Two New Funds Focused on India's Sector Leaders, Combining Long-Term Wealth Creation with Life Insurance Protection
VMPL Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 18: As India's economy continues to expand, driven by rising consumption, increasing disposable incomes, and growing demand supported by lower interest rates, the country's leading companies--sector...

When it comes to green banking, which central banks are leaders and laggards?
Pictured: The People's Bank of China. Asia requires $3.1trn of annual investment to decarbonise its economies if global targets to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 are to be achieved, according to international management consultancy McKinsey. The...

Brunei’s sorghum project to boost local feed supply
Back Tanachat Pochana, Enserv Chairman (centre left) and Abuzar Hj Md Tahir, Acting Director of Brunei’s Department of Agriculture and Agrifood (centre right) with the signed tenancy agreement for Enserv to set up their sorghum project. 18 Sep...