Category: NST

DUBAI: Maybank Islamic Bhd has allocated RM20 million seed capital for a Waqf Fund that will be investing in fixed-income, equities and other investment instruments.…

MALAYSIA will gradually roll out its B7 biodiesel programme, starting with Peninsular  Malaysia next month and to be followed by Sarawak, Sabah and Labuan by…

KUALA LUMPUR: Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd (FGV) is expanding its biodiesel business in China with the second shipment of 6,000 tonnes of palm oil…

JACK Ma, founder of e-commerce giant Alibaba, is Chinas richest person with a fortune of nearly US$20 billion (RM65.49 billion), as billionaires increase despite a…

SEOUL: Samsung Group heir apparent Jay Y. Lee is moving to acquire small stakes in two of the groups financial firms, which analysts say will…

CHICAGO Some large United States retailers are refusing to use Apple Incs new electronic payments service as they commit to developing a rival payments system…

ZURICH: Banking giant UBS yesterday announced that its net profit had risen by 32 per cent in the third quarter to 762 million Swiss francs…

ISKANDAR Regional Development Authority (IRDA) is looking to secure a significant chunk of the untapped halal market that promises to have multiplier effects in Iskandar…

BUTTERWORTH: There was a brief scare among scores of motorists on board a ferry when a 37-year-old man fell into the sea this evening. To…

WASHINGTON: U.S. home prices grew more slowly in August amid modest sales, a trend that could help make homes more affordable in the months ahead.…