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<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p class="thumb-cap">EVENING 5: Govt calls for internal austerity drive</p></div>
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<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Dirty dealings. Corporate battles. Consumer woes. Here are five things you need to know today.&nbsp;</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>1. The government has called for the implementation of <a href="https://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/govt-calls-austerity-drive-among-ministries-and-agencies-fund-subsidy-expenses" target="_blank">austerity </a>measures across its ministries as it grapples with the country’s subsidy burden.&nbsp;</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>2. Digi.Com Bhd saw its 2QFY22 earnings <a href="https://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/digicom-2q-net-profit-drops-214-rm22004m-declares-28-sen-dividend" target="_blank">decline </a>by 21% due to the one-off prosperity tax and higher finance costs.&nbsp;</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>3. Pharmaniaga Bhd says the current pharmaceutical product shortage will <a href="https://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/pharmaniaga-pharmaceutical-product-shortage-normalise-latest-endaugust" target="_blank">normalise </a>in the coming weeks.&nbsp;</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>4. The Social Security Organisation has <a href="https://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/socso-suspends-rm423-mil-penjanakerjaya-payments-over-misappropriation-false-claims" target="_blank">suspended </a>the payments for PenjanaKerjaya over claims of misappropriation.&nbsp;</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>5. The controlling shareholder of Hextar Technologies Solutions Bhd, Datuk Eddie Ong Choo Meng has <a href="https://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/hextar-technologies-eddie-ong-buys-over-companys-stake-classic-scenic" target="_blank">bought </a>over its stake in Classic Scenic Bhd.&nbsp;</p></div>


EVENING 5: Five things you need to know today 

Approved road transport logistics companies will obtain “fleet cards” from select fuel retailers to purchase subsidised fuel under the diesel subsidy rationalisation programme, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) said.

Approved logistics players to get diesel fleet cards amid subsidy rationalisation

PKR Information chief Fahmi Fadzil said no specific names were discussed regarding the leadership of the Sabah PKR State Leadership Council (MPN) at a special meeting with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on Saturday.

No specific names discussed for Sabah PKR State Leadership Council head, says Fahmi

Efforts to reform the Bretton Woods institutions – the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank – are progressing, albeit slowly. In December, the IMF Board of Governors approved a 50% increase in member quotas, which will reduce its reliance on borrowed resources, and the World Bank has re...

The Frontiers Of Growth : How to Govern the Bretton Woods Institutions Better

A highly anticipated Bitcoin software update called the “halving” has been completed, dealing a potential blow to the companies that make money by ensuring that the digital currency functions smoothly and securely.

Bitcoin ‘halving’ cuts supply of new tokens in threat to miners

A Philippine freight railway project may be built with the support of the US and Japan, an official in charge of it said, as Manila seeks alternative financing deals after dropping funding talks with China.

Philippines wants US, Japan to take over rail deal eyed by China

The World Bank on Friday said that 11 countries have pledged to contribute over US$11 billion (RM52.62 billion) to new hybrid capital and portfolio guarantee instruments designed to expand the bank's financing capacity by US$70 billion over a decade to tackle climate change, pandemics and other global challenges.

World Bank wins US$11b in pledges to boost lending for climate, global crises

Shareholders of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) agreed this week on the importance of addressing challenges faced by low-income countries, many of which are facing unsustainable debt burdens, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Friday.

IMF concerned about debt, fiscal challenges facing low-income countries

The ringgit is likely to trade in the same range of around 4.78 against the US dollar next week, as the situation in the Middle East will continue to be under scrutiny by investors, said an analyst.

Ringgit likely to trade around 4.78 versus greenback next week

Attention this week will be on the March inflation rate, with the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) slated to put out Consumer Price Index (CPI) — the key gauge for inflation — data on Thursday.

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Persistent inflation and higher-for-longer interest rates were cited as key risks to financial stability in the Federal Reserve's (Fed) latest survey of US central bank contacts, with geopolitical troubles and the 2024 US presidential election also mentioned as "a potentially significant source of shocks".

Fed survey cites inflation, US election as key financial stability risks

<p>Former inspector general of police Tun Mohammed Hanif Omar died at 2.15am on Saturday. He was 85.</p>


Former IGP Tun Hanif Omar passes away

<p>The long-awaited Energy Exchange Malaysia (Enegem) has finally been introduced, along with guidelines on cross-border electricity sales announced by the Ministry of Energy Transition and Water Transformation (Petra) last Monday for exports of green electricity from Malaysia to Singapore and Thailand.</p>


Enegem: Malaysia edges closer to RE exports

<p>Attention this week will be on the March inflation rate, with the <strong>Department of Statistics Malaysia</strong> (DOSM) slated to put out <strong>Consumer Price Index</strong> (CPI) — the key gauge for inflation — data on Thursday.</p>

<p>Inflation edged up by a higher-than-expected 1.8% i...

<p>The Nasdaq and the S&amp;P 500 ended lower on Friday as Netflix shares weighed, but American Express (AmEx) kept the Dow afloat after quarterly earnings from both companies, while growing pessimism that the Federal Reserve (Fed) would cut interest rates soon also dented sentiment.</p>


Nasdaq, S&P tumble as Netflix, chip stocks drag; AmEx boosts Dow

<p>Israel's apparent strike on Iran after days of vacillation was small and appeared calibrated to dial back risks of a major war, even if the sheer fact it happened at all shattered a taboo of direct attacks that Tehran broke days earlier.</p>

<p>Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's war cabinet had initially approved plans for a strike on Monday night inside Iranian territory to respond forcefully to last Saturday's missile and drones from Iran, but held back at the last-minute, three sources with knowledge of the situation said.</p>


Israel's Iran attack carefully calibrated after internal splits, US pressure

<p>A highly anticipated Bitcoin software update called the “halving” has been completed, dealing a potential blow to the companies that make money by ensuring that the digital currency functions smoothly and securely.</p>


<p>A Philippine freight railway project may be built with the support of the US and Japan, an official in charge of it said, as Manila seeks alternative financing deals after dropping funding talks with China.</p>


<p>The Bank of Japan (BOJ) must tread cautiously in raising interest rates, as some indicators of inflation expectations remain short of its 2% target, the International Monetary Fund's Japan mission chief Nada Choueiri said on Friday.</p>


IMF urges Bank of Japan to tread cautiously in raising interest rates

<p>The ringgit is likely to trade in the same range of around 4.78 against the US dollar next week, as the situation in the Middle East will continue to be under scrutiny by investors, said an analyst.</p>


<p>Persistent inflation and higher-for-longer interest rates were cited as key risks to financial stability in the Federal Reserve's (Fed) latest survey of US central bank contacts, with geopolitical troubles and the 2024 US presidential election also mentioned as "a potentially significant source of shocks".</p>


<p>Approved road transport logistics companies will obtain “fleet cards” from select fuel retailers to purchase subsidised fuel under the diesel subsidy rationalisation programme, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) said.</p>


<p>Shareholders of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) agreed this week on the importance of addressing challenges faced by low-income countries, many of which are facing unsustainable debt burdens, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Friday.</p>


<p>The World Bank on Friday said that 11 countries have pledged to contribute over US$11 billion (RM52.62 billion) to new hybrid capital and portfolio guarantee instruments designed to expand the bank's financing capacity by US$70 billion over a decade to tackle climate change, pandemics and other global challenges.</p>


<p>PKR Information chief Fahmi Fadzil said no specific names were discussed regarding the leadership of the Sabah PKR State Leadership Council (MPN) at a special meeting with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on Saturday.</p>
