Petrochemicals prices to push stronger growth for PetChem
KUCHING: Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd (Petronas Chemicals) is likely to see stronger year-on-year (y-o-y) in the second half of 2014…
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SME Bank aims to provide RM3 bln financing this year
KUALA LUMPUR: SME Bank aims to provide RM3 billion in financing to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) this year to…
Over one-third of Japanese companies intends to expand in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR: Over a third of the Japanese companies surveyed by Japanese Chamber of Trade & Industry, Malaysia (Jactim) and…
Government mulls probe into Australian financial scandal
SYDNEY: Australia said yesterday it would consider calls for a national inquiry into a major financial scandal at the country’s…
Vietnam’s economy grows by 5.18 pct in first half of 2014
HANOI: Vietnam’s economic growth picked up in the first half of the year, official figures showed Friday, indicating the effects…
Rinehart still Australia’s richest despite losing A$2 billion
SYDNEY: Mining magnate Gina Rinehart had A$2.01 billion (US$1.89 billion) wiped off her fortune in the past year but remains…
Japan tax hike boosts inflation, hurts spending in May
TOKYO: Inflation hit a three-decade high and unemployment dipped further in Japan, data showed, as the government’s bid to jumpstart…
Najib: Additional RM16 billion to develop Pengerang terminals
KOTA TINGGI: Pengerang Independent Terminals Sdn Bhd (PITSB) may spend an additional RM16 billion in the next 15 years to…