MAYBANK says MSCI’s proposal to downgrade Indonesia from emerging market to standalone could prompt regional portfolio reallocations that bring Malaysia back onto foreign investors’ radar. Potential beneficiaries include domestically focused Malaysian banks, plantation companies and large, highly liquid stocks whose prices have lagged; MAYBANK views some prior sell-offs as overdone. A prospective MY Value Up programme could further bolster Malaysia’s appeal given its MSCI representation, mature

Oct 19 — China vice premier He Lifeng and Russia deputy premier Chernyshenko co‑chaired the 30th session of the China‑Russia regular prime ministers' meeting committee by video. He said bilateral pragmatic cooperation shows healthy momentum: bilateral trade remains on a growth path, key projects are advancing in an orderly manner, industrial cooperation is deepening and exchanges stay close. China intends to consolidate cooperation in trade and investment, transport, agriculture, nuclear energy and aerospace, and to actively expand collaboration in green low‑carbon and the digital economy. Both sides pledged to foster a supportive cooperation environment, defend the multilateral trading system and push for new results across sectors.

Three people familiar with the matter said Kushner and U.S. presidential envoy Witkoff plan to travel to Norway this week for talks on Ukraine; two of the people said Ukrainian President Zelenskiy is expected to attend.