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KUALA LUMPUR (April 27): The Valuation and Property Services Department (JPPH) has extended its consultancy services to Saudi Arabia – providing training services to the Saudi Authority for Accredited Valuers (TAQEEM) – from March this year, according to its director general Datuk Faizan Abdul Rahman.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 27): Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) deputy governor Datuk Muhammad Ibrahim (pictured) is taking over as governor of the central bank, replacing Tan Sri Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz who is retiring on April 30.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 26): Gabungan AQRS Bhd made several changes to its management line-up yesterday, with its major shareholder and chief executive officer (CEO) Ng Chun Kooi, 55, redesignated as the company’s executive vice-chairman.

PUTRAJAYA: The Valuation and Property Services Department (JPPH) aims to provide rental data on a subscription basis by October this year, said director general Datuk Faizan Abdul Rahman (pictured).

IN line with expectations, Malaysia’s property market in 2015 did not perform as well as it did in 2014.

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KUALA LUMPUR (April 21): UEM Sunrise Bhd has proposed a RM2 billion Islamic commercial papers (ICP) programme and Islamic medium-term notes (ICP/IMTN-2) programme, with a sub limit of RM500 million for the ICP.

PETALING JAYA (April 16): Sime Darby Property Bhd will launch its RM586.

PETALING JAYA (April 14): Despite the generally pessimistic outlook of Johor’s property market, Johor-based developer Astaka Holdings Ltd is confident things will look up next year as the market exits its “corrective phase” and embarks on another surge of activity prompted by the growth of Iskandar Malaysia’s core sectors.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 13): Eco World Development Group Bhd (EcoWorld), which is confident of meeting its sales target of RM4 billion for the financial year ending Oct 31, 2016, said the maiden launch of its Bukit Bintang City Centre (BBCC) mixed-use development here is expected to be within the next two months.