New Malaysian standards for Shariah-compliant equities are expected to attract more Islamic investment funds from the Gulf region, said a senior official of the country’s Securities Commission (SC). A revised…
The vision to make Sabah the ‘next Dubai’ was achievable "through continued close partnership between the state government and the manufacturing and industrial sectors", the Malaysian state’s Chief Minister Datuk…
Tourism Malaysia has started different programmes to attract visitors from the region for its big celebration, the Visit Malaysia Year (VMY) 2014 in the Middle East. As a result, the…
The 9th World Islamic Economic Forum (WIEF), held in London from October 29 to 31 for the first time outside an Islamic country, is a premiere for the UK’s financial…
The Islamic Finance News Forum, held on October 21 and 22 in Kuala Lumpur, saw no less then 2,416 delegates discussing and networking on Islamic finance, a key industry not…
Oman is keen to establish air connectivity with Brunei to increase business activities between the two countries, according to the outgoing ambassador of Oman to Brunei, Sayyid Fakhri Mohamed Said Al…
Regulatory issues and comfortable balance sheets are causing Malaysia to lag behind Gulf countries in one Islamic finance innovation, capital-boosting sukuks, Reuters reported Since 2012, Gulf banks have been developing…
Malaysian Airline System Bhd (MAS) is expanding its capacity and increasing its frequency to regional spots and new international destinations with more flights to Singapore, Sydney and Melbourne, the company…
The flight route between Jakarta to Singapore has become the world’s fastest-growing major international air route, according to the Center for Aviation, a market research company. The number of available…
Property prices in Myanmar and especially in the business capital of Yangon have been surging over the past months to the effect that square meter prices of plots in downtown…
