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Higher project flows forecast for Muhibbah
PETALING JAYA: Muhibbah Engineering (M) Bhd may see higher project flows for its key divisions of construction, cranes and shipyards in light of rising crude oil prices. Read full story […]
Labour market steady for now
PETALING JAYA: The ongoing conflict within the Middle East is not expected to have any immediate repercussions on the local labour market, say economists. Read full story Date: 24 March, […]
Brazil’s Bolsonaro discharged from ICU, local media says
SAO PAULO, March 23 (Reuters) – Brazil’s hospitalized former President Jair Bolsonaro has been discharged from the intensive care unit, local media reported on Monday, citing his doctor. Read full […]
Economic Watch: From oil shocks to grocery bills, Europe feels pinch of Mideast tensions
BRUSSELS, March 23 (Xinhua) — After years of sluggish growth, Europe entered 2026 hoping for a turnaround. But escalating tensions in the Middle East have sent oil and gas prices […]
US, Ukraine to meet on reconstruction fund, eye first investment project
WASHINGTON, March 23 (Reuters) – Senior U.S. officials traveled to Kyiv this week for a meeting of the U.S.-Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund, with both sides hoping to move forward soon […]
North Korea’s Kim pushes new five-year economic plan, nuclear deterrent at parliament session
SEOUL, March 24 (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un told the country’s legislature that his government would push ahead with a new five-year economic plan while expanding a […]
Sweden announces fuel tax cuts, power support amid Mideast conflict
HELSINKI, March 23 (Xinhua) — The Swedish government on Monday announced a 4.7-billion-krona (about 500 million U.S. dollars) relief package to help households cope with economic turbulence linked to the […]
Russia to open control stations for long-range drones in Belarus, Zelenskiy says
KYIV, March 23 (Reuters) – Russia plans to open four ground control stations for long-range attack drones in Belarus, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday, citing information from Ukraine’s military […]
Kenya hosts business forum to strengthen China-Kenya trade
NAIROBI, March 23 (Xinhua) — The China-Kenya Business Forum was held on Monday in Nairobi, bringing together more than 350 representatives from the government and business sectors of both countries […]
Ukraine has ‘irrefutable’ evidence of Russia providing intelligence to Iran, Zelenskiy says
March 23 (Reuters) – Ukraine’s military intelligence has “irrefutable” evidence that Russia continues to provide intelligence to Iran and such activity can only prolong the war in the Middle East, […]