News by theedgemalaysia.com

ECM Libra Group Bhd is to acquire two pieces of beachfront land in Johor for an aggregate RM36.86 million for future hospitality developments.

BMI, a Fitch Solutions company, has maintained that Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) will keep the overnight policy rate on hold at 3% until end-2023 and begin cutting rates early in the first half of 2024 (1H2024), alongside other major central banks including the US Federal Reserve.

Most economists expect Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) to maintain the overnight policy rate (OPR) at 3% till the end of 2024, noting that the central bank’s  focus has now shifted to ensuring stable economic growth in the face of external risks such as the resumption of the US Federal Reserve’s interest rate hike and China’s credit contagion effects.

Fiamma Holdings Bhd said it has paid RM109.65 million for an alienation land approval to develop a 1.88-acre land along Jalan Yap Kwan Seng.

SkyWorld Development (Vietnam) Company Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of SkyWorld Development Bhd, is acquiring 1.3 acres (0.53 hectare) of land in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has decided to keep the overnight policy rate (OPR) at 3%, amid robust domestic demand supported by strong labour market conditions.

Impiana Hotels Bhd has appointed Datuk Seri Lee Hock Seng as its executive director effective Wednesday, and will subsequently designate Lee as its deputy executive chairman.

Just over a month after completing a private placement exercise earlier this year, Aneka Jaringan Holdings Bhd has proposed to undertake another such cash call to raise RM15.51 million to fund its ongoing construction projects.

RHB Investment Bank (RHB IB) Research has maintained its "overweight" rating on the construction and engineering sector and said it remains upbeat on the construction sector, premised on the lifting of the political overhang post state elections.