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The bank said the return of foreign funds into emerging markets, is expected to bolster regional currencies, including the ringgit.

The report said returns on assets and equity of the banking system correspondingly improved to 1.4 per cent and 12.4 per cent respectively.

Domestically, a surge in COVID-19 cases and the rise in global bond yields also led to some market stress, BNM said.

Economic recovery for the second half of this year is likely to firm across developed markets as indicated by the markit flash Purchasing Manager's Index (PMI) for April 2021, says an analyst.

FX reserves in ringgit terms, in the meantime, increased by almost RM11.0 billion to end at RM451.0 billion, a multi-year high.

Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) expects business conditions to improve in the second half of the year (2H2020), in line with the gradual improvement in economic activity.

Banks are expecting some recovery in household loan growth in the second half of 2020 amid low borrowing costs and improving labour market conditions, said Bank Negara Malaysia.

Malaysia foresees economic growth for the second half of the year to improve gradually, boosted mainly by the overnight policy rate (OPR) and the continuation of large-scale infrastructure projects.

Kok says 2H17 will witness more construction and infrastructure projects to be given out and this, coupled with Chinese foreign direct investments, will trigger counters in these sectors.

Malaysia's business performance is expected to expand in the second half of 2016, with the net balance growing 7.9 percent compared with the corresponding period last year.

The remaining part of the year is still challenging, prompting the Malaysia Automotive Association (MAA) to revise the total industry volume (TIV) forecast.

Malaysia's total exports for the first quarter of 2016 grew a meagre one percent to RM185.16 billion.

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The report highlights that "60 per cent of all female homicides" are committed by "people closely related to them".

Two subsea cables, one linking Finland and Germany and the other connecting Sweden to Lithuania, were damaged in less than 24 hours.

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This investment includes efforts to upgrade INOKOM's existing assembly capacity to meet Hyundai's automotive needs.

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The court denied bail and scheduled case mention on Feb 7 for the submission of forensic, autopsy, and chemist reports.

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Google and Meta says the government should wait for the results of an age-verification trial before going ahead.

It represents a big legal victory for Donald Trump, who won the Nov. 5 US election and is set to return to office on Jan. 20.