KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 16 — The ringgit extended its decline to close lower against the US dollar today as investors assess the timing and pace of the United States (US) Federal Reserve (Fed) interest rate cuts.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 4 —The Malaysian ringgit and Indonesia’s rupiah are expected to be outperformers in the region in 2024 “on a relative basis,” benefitting most from monetary policy divergence, said Standard Chartered (StanChart).

HONG KONG, Oct 20 — Standard Chartered has appointed Vinay Gandhi as its global head of South Asian community and regional head of Africa, Middle East and Europe private banking, the bank said in a statement on Friday.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 26 — Malaysia’s exports are projected to hit USD425 billion (USD1=RM4.68) by 2030 at an annual growth rate of 6.8 per cent, said Standard Chartered.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 7 — Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) is expected to keep the overnight policy rate (OPR) unchanged at 2.75 per cent in the upcoming Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting on Thursday, said Standard Chartered Bank (Singapore) Ltd.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 21 — A survey has revealed that 80 per cent of local investors have set up new financial goals, namely for retirement, keeping up with rising costs as well as holiday and major life experiences.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 12 — Standard Chartered Bank has forecast that Malaysia’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth is likely to ease to 4.0 per cent this year following 2022’s 8.8 per cent estimate.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 3 — Malaysia tops the list on expansion opportunities for 65 per cent of Chinese companies looking to scale up their sales and production operations in Asean.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 — Malaysia has been ranked as the second most favourable country for foreign investment in Southeast Asia by European and United States (US) companies, according to a Standard Chartered study.