Meta’s Surge on Artificial Intelligence
Market Analysis by Antonio Di Giacomo, Financial Markets Analyst for LATAM at XS
“Meta Platforms Inc., the company behind Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, has experienced an impressive surge in the stock market. Its shares have risen for 17 consecutive sessions, accumulating an 18% increase in less than a month. Since the beginning of 2025, the value of its stock has increased by more...
Zindi’s Celina Lee Highlights AI Skills Need for Africa at Paris Summit
Celina Lee, the Co-Founder and CEO of Zindi, Africa’s largest network of data scientists, underscored the transformative potential of AI workforce development during a high-stakes panel session at the just-concluded AI Action Summit in Paris.
Speaking alongside stakeholders such as Google’s Senior VP for Research, James Manyika, and Sylvian Duranton, MD and Senior Partner...
Growth of Malaysia's Islamic banks outpacing conventional peers
The Edge Malaysia: The growth of Islamic banks in Malaysia has outpaced its conventional peers, with penetration...
Achievements in Driving Sustainable Development in Member Countries in 2022
Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) President and Group Chairman, H.E. Dr. Muhammad Al Jasser, and Minister...
Bank Negara Malaysia asks financial institutions for a substantial investment on climate risk management
Some of the most momentous announcements from Malaysia’s Joint Committee on...
Deal activity in Asia-Pacific declined by 27.8% in May 2021
A total of 760 deals (comprising mergers & acquisitions, private equity and venture financing deals)...
Over 60 international countries represented at ATM 2021 despite Coronavirus travel restrictions
A total of 62 countries will be represented on the exhibition floor this...
Capital raising activities could return to levels in 2021
Malaysia’s capital market activity is on track to improve in 2021, with fundraising interest across some sectors...
Global sukuk issuance to fall slightly in 2021 as financing needs ease
Gross long-term global sovereign sukuk issuance will amount to $96 billion in 2021,...
Bursa Malaysia: Moving the dial on ESG adoption
The Covid-19 pandemic has thrust the concept of environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) into the spotlight...
Malaysian Prime Minister, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, tested new biometric passenger processing at the KLIA Main Terminal as part of its 21st anniversary celebration...