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1 August 2021 KUCHING: Malaysia’s initial public offering (IPO) market has seen encouraging interest so far this year, coming off last year’s high. Having seen sporadic bouts of listing from January to May — totalling 10 in four months – June and July saw a massive 11...
Finance & Investments - Digital Banking, Digital Financial Services and Financial Technology
21 July 2021 Several factors towards digital banks’ success KUCHING: With many parties throwing their hat in the ring for a go at digital banking, the question now remains as to who will succeed – and what criteria it takes towards getting one of up to five licences...
Finance & Investments - General
21 July 2021 (Bloomberg) — Malaysian rubber glove producers rallied on Wednesday as the resurgence of Covid cases across the region renewed buying interest in their shares. * Seven of the top 10 gainers on the bourse were gloves makers, led by Supermax Corp.,...
Finance & Investments - Digital Banking, Digital Financial Services and Financial Technology
15 June 2021 Chua Zhu Lian KUCHING: Adopting technology such as artificial intelligence (AI) and big data analytics may be the key component towards a successful Sarawak-based digital bank. With the right strategy and execution blueprint, Business enabler...
Finance & Investments - General
8 July 2021 A blistering palm oil rally is stoking a flurry of plantation deals as growers brace for stiffer challenges from environmental and labour risks. Higher prices of the tropical oil over the past year created a profit windfall for the industry, making the...