Father of Malaysian Islamic banking, Abdul Halim Ismail passes away
His dedication and pioneering spirit played an important role in shaping the journey of Bank Islam as well as leaving a lasting impact on the development of Malaysia's Islamic finance industry.
Sun Oct 20 2024
MATRADE, Bank Islam to assist SMEs on export activities
MATRADE is confident that this collaboration will intensify support for SMEs exporters, which is vital to the growth of Malaysia's economy.
Fri Sep 10 2021
SMEs need new ways to rebuild businesses in COVID-era
Malaysia's 907,065 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are living in very uncertain times - from day to day it seems almost impossible for them to predict what will come next.
Sun Jul 25 2021
MATRADE collaborates with Google and Bank Islam to promote Malaysia enterprises globally
The statement said these include immersion sessions on digital tools, global networking and business matching initiative.
Tue Jul 13 2021
Govt should look into philanthropy economy to complement fiscal policy
The promotion of a philanthropy economy could also complement the fiscal policy and help the country to prosper, says Bank Islam Malaysia Bhd chief economist Dr Mohd Afzanizam Abdul Rashid.
Tue Jun 08 2021
Tabung Haji urges depositors to use online service during MCO
THiJARI is an online service launched early last year to facilitate depositors to transact and receive TH services online.
Mon May 24 2021
COVID-19 Immunisation Program will increase investment - Economist
The National COVID-19 Immunisation Program will increase investment, thus making consumers spend more in the national market.
Sun Feb 21 2021
National Vaccination Programme is key success factor to economic, financial recovery - Economists
Izuan said a successful implementation of the programme is of utmost crucial to provide sufficient coverage against the virus.
Wed Feb 17 2021
Bank Islam assists 350,000 in TRA programme involving RM37.9 bln
Almost 24,000 applications with outstanding financing amount of more than RM3 billion had been approved.
Mon Jan 25 2021
Bank Islam named Malaysia's strongest Islamic retail bank
Bank Islam said this was the second time that it had received the award, which it had won for the first time back in 2015.
Sun Dec 20 2020
Fitch downgrade and sovereign debt
Economists and financial research houses are confident that the Fitch downgrade will not have a critical or sustained impact on Malaysia.
Thu Dec 10 2020
Budget 2021 will take into account current economic fragility - Bank Islam
The Government's recent move to increase its debt ceiling of the GDP to 60 per cent, would definitely give it some flexibility to manoeuvre an expanded fiscal policy.
Mon Nov 02 2020
Modest foreign selling on Bursa Malaysia as October kicks in
Foreign fund net outflows in September inched higher to RM1.97 billion versus RM1.49 billion in August.
Mon Oct 05 2020
Smart community initiative to cultivate digital economy - Rina Harun
Its minister Datuk Seri Rina Mohd Harun said those who would benefit from these programmes comprise the elderly, the disabled, children, women and needy families.
Fri Aug 14 2020
Bank Islam offers targeted repayment assistance for customers
Bank Islam Malaysia Bhd has strongly urged vulnerable customers impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic to approach its officers and staff for the best repayment arrangement as the current moratorium period
Mon Aug 03 2020
'No one will win a trade war,' China says after Trump tariff threat
Donald Trump says he would impose the tariffs until China stops the flow of illegal drugs, particularly fentanyl, into the United States.
Tue Nov 26 2024
What has caused Pakistan's deadly clashes between police and supporters of Imran Khan?
Topping the demands of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party is the release of all its leaders, including Khan, who has been jailed on a series of corruption charges since August 2023.
Tue Nov 26 2024
One woman or girl killed every 10 minutes by intimate partner or family member - UN
The report highlights that "60 per cent of all female homicides" are committed by "people closely related to them".
Tue Nov 26 2024
Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation
Two subsea cables, one linking Finland and Germany and the other connecting Sweden to Lithuania, were damaged in less than 24 hours.
Tue Nov 26 2024
[COLUMNIST] Building more highways won’t solve traffic congestion - reducing demand will
It is clear that adding more lanes and highways doesn't work, because we are still attempting the same approach to solve the issue.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Hyundai to invest RM2.16 bil in Malaysia through strategic partnership with INOKOM
This investment includes efforts to upgrade INOKOM's existing assembly capacity to meet Hyundai's automotive needs.
Tue Nov 26 2024
‘C4Cinta’ sets record as highest-grossing Malaysian Tamil film
'C4Cinta', directed by young filmmaker Karthik Shamalan, has set a new benchmark in Malaysian Tamil cinema.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Man charged with mother's murder, storing body in freezer
The court denied bail and scheduled case mention on Feb 7 for the submission of forensic, autopsy, and chemist reports.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Abolition of examination in schools to reduce pressure on pupils - Fadhlina
The classroom assessment approach offers a much more interesting learning ecosystem, says Fadhlina Sidek.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Google, Meta urge Australia to delay bill on social media ban for children
Google and Meta says the government should wait for the results of an age-verification trial before going ahead.
Tue Nov 26 2024