Ireka plans six projects worth RM1.3b
KUALA LUMPUR (July 18): Property development and construction outfit Ireka Corp Bhd, which unexpectedly announced last Tuesday that it had called off its plan to build a RM203.
CIMB cuts base lending rate
KUALA LUMPUR (July 18): CIMB Group Holdings Bhd has joined other banks in lowering its base rate (BR) by 20 basis points (bps) for loans or financing products for its Malaysian business.
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Sunway mulls bigger stake in Singapore JV projects
PETALING JAYA (July 16): Sunway Bhd is mulling a bigger stake in its joint venture (JV) projects with Singaporean developer Hoi Hup Realty Pte Ltd on the island republic, said Sunway’s deputy managing director of the property development division for Malaysia and Singapore Tan Wee Bee.
Singapore and Malaysia to sign High-Speed Rail project MoU on July 19
SINGAPORE (July 15): Singapore and Malaysia will sign a Memorandum of Understanding on the High-Speed Rail (HSR) project linking Kuala Lumpur with Singapore next Tuesday, said Channel NewsAsia in a Bernama report.
Manulife US REIT secures new loan; distributions to increase
SINGAPORE (July 15): Manulife US REIT has secured mortgage loan facilities from Wells Fargo Bank and National Association Royal Bank of Canada for US$296 million (RM1.
Possible easing measures for property sector after OPR cut, say analysts
KUALA LUMPUR (July 15): Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) unexpected overnight policy rate (OPR) cut signalled possible easing measures for the property segment going forward, as the 25 basis points (bps) reduction from 3.
