Happy Deepavali
Asia Pacific Investment Bank wishes you and your family a Happy Deepavali! As the lamps shine bright this Deepavali, may your heart be filled with love and your days be illuminated with joy. 🪔🌟 #APIB #HappyDeepavali
Malaysia’s record 2025 budget to boost economy, welfare, as Anwar leverages political stability
Malaysia’s newly released 2025 budget, the largest in its history, seeks to cut subsidies, narrow the fiscal deficit and bolster the economy’s competitiveness while addressing demands for higher wages and improved social welfare. Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Friday presented the 421 billion ringgit (US$98 billion) budget plan for 2025, saying it aimed to grow […]
Federal Reserve cuts US interest rates for the first time in four years
The US Federal Reserve cut interest rates on Wednesday for the first time in four years, stepping back from its aggressive bid to cool the world’s largest economy and reduce inflation. America’s central bank, which lifted rates to a two-decade high after price growth surged to its highest level in a generation, announced a cut […]
Happy Mid-autumn Festival
Happy Mid-Autumn Festival! As the moon shines brightly in the sky, may your life be filled with happiness, prosperity, and endless blessings. 🏮🌟 https://apdib.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2024Sep_APIB_Autumn_Video.mp4
Happy Malaysia Day 2024
Wishing all Malaysians a Happy 61st Malaysia Day! May Malaysia continue to thrive in unity, peace, and prosperity. 🇲🇾 https://apdib.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/APIB_MalaysiaDay.mp4
Malaysia’s economy grows 5.9% in 2Q
The Malaysian economy performed slightly better than expected with 5.9% growth in the second quarter of 2024 (2Q24) from a year earlier, underpinned by strong domestic demand and a further expansion in exports. An advanced reading of the country’s 2Q gross domestic product had put the year-on-year (y-o-y) expansion at 5.8%, an estimate that was […]
Ringgit climbs to six-month high against US dollar, best performing Asian currency
The ringgit climbed to its highest in six months against the greenback, and was the best performing major Asian currency on Friday, as easing US inflation bolstered the case for Federal Reserve (Fed) rate cuts. The local currency climbed to as high as 4.6630 against the US dollar, and was last at 4.6720 at 9.30am. […]
Malaysia registers RM83.7bil in approved investments in 1Q
Malaysia has recorded a total of RM83.7bil in approved investments in the first quarter of the year, of which more than half were secured from foreign sources, said the Malaysian Investment Development Authority (Mida). According to the agency, foreign investments made up 56.2% or RM47bil of the total investment, with the remaining 34.8% or RM36.7bil […]
Miti facilitates RM13.2b in potential investments from Chinese premier’s visit
The Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (Miti) has facilitated the exchange of 11 memoranda of understanding (MOUs) between Malaysian and Chinese entities, with total potential investment of RM13.2 billion. Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz said the ministry is pleased to see the government-to-government collaborative spirit “cascading” to the private sector of both […]
Selamat Hari Raya Aidiladha
Selamat Menyambut Hari Raya Aidiladha! Semoga hari yang penuh keberkatan ini membawa kegembiraan dan kebahagiaan kepada anda dan keluarga. #APIB #HariRayaAidiladha