{
  "id": 12097377,
  "title": "AG's Report: Govt investment dividends rise to RM39.55b in 2025",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/ags-report-govt-investment-dividends-rise-to-rm39-55b-in-2025",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-05T06:27:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/10/1548068/ags-report-govt-investment-dividends-rise-rm3955b-2025"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The federal government received RM39.547 billion in investment dividends in 2025, marking a 1.4% increase from RM39.012 billion in 2024, according to the Auditor General's Report 2/2026. Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) contributed the highest dividend at RM32 billion, while Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) saw its dividend jump by RM2.40 billion to RM5.25 billion. Khazanah Nasional Bhd's dividend increased to RM2 billion, up from RM1 billion. Statutory bodies' dividends rose by 81.8% to RM5.275 billion, while company dividends declined by 5.1% to RM34.271 billion. Overall, dividends from nine companies and one statutory body increased to RM7.433 billion, an 86.7% rise from RM3.982 billion in 2024. However, dividends from 12 companies and one statutory body decreased. The Minister of Finance Incorporated held investments worth RM34.117 billion in 2025, a 0.4% decrease from RM34.248 billion in 2024, due to the redemption of RM131 million in shares and the full redemption of its HICOM Holdings Bhd shares. The federal government still holds stakes in 109 companies, four statutory bodies, and one international agency, with the company category accounting for 97% of the total investment value of RM34.117 billion.",
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR: The federal government received investment dividends amounting to RM39.547 billion in 2025, an increase of RM535 million or 1.4 per cent compared to RM39.012 billion in 2024.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}