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Trump says US-China trade deal could be announced in about four weeks
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Thursday (Apr 4) a trade deal with China was getting very close and could be announced in about four weeks, but warned it would be difficult to let China keep trading with the United
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KLCI in the negative, regional markets mixed
KUALA LUMPUR: The FBM KLCI retained itself in negative territory at mid-morning market now, weighed by select blue chips against the backdrop of mixed regional markets. At 10am, the FBM KLCI dropped 1.10 points to 1,643.97. Gainers led losers by
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BNM committed to disseminating financial knowledge to the people
KUALA TERENGGANU: Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) is committed to disseminating financial knowledge to the people through programmes such as the Financial Carnival and with the cooperation of private and public financial institutions. Assistant Governor Abu Hassan Alshari Yahaya said financial
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Trade Outlook 2019: Mostly Cloudy
The global trade outlook continues to be a sombre one, as the effect of policy tension and uncertainty make themselves felt. The latest World Trade Organisation (WTO) Trade Outlook Indicator, published on 19 February 2019, stands at 96.3 on a
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Millions seized from 1MDB fugitive financier Jho Low’s father’s bank accounts
The Malaysian government took legal action on Thursday to freeze about 48 million ringgit (US$11.8 million) in bank accounts belonging to the father of fugitive financier Low Taek Jho, The Edge newspaper reported. The money in the seven of Low Hock
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Facebook to deploy new transparency tools ahead of European elections
PARIS: Facebook announced on Friday changes to the way political advertisements are handled on the social media site ahead of the upcoming European Parliament elections. “We are introducing some new tools to help us deliver on two key goals that
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EU risks trade war with Malaysia over palm oil: Mahathir
LANGKAWI: The European Union risks opening up a trade war with Malaysia over its “grossly unfair” policies aimed at reducing the use of palm oil, Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said on Thursday. This month, the European Commission concluded that
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Bank Negara to announce virtual banks’ licensing requirements by year end
KUALA LUMPUR: Bank Negara Malaysia will be coming out with requirements for virtual bank licensing by the year-end, governor Datuk Nor Shamsiah Mohd Yunus said. “We had a briefing this morning with stakeholders and Bank Negara will be coming out
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Wan Azizah: Emphasise on balance between work and family
KUALA LUMPUR: Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail said the government and private sectors must continue to play their respective roles in ensuring that their workers could strike a balance between their work and family. She
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In an unfortunate mix-up, British Airways plane lands in Scotland, not Germany
The flight on Monday seemed to go perfectly well, until passengers realized that their plane had landed in both the wrong city and the wrong country. The British Airways flight from London City Airport was supposed to head to Duesseldorf,
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