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The Morning Run Crew

29-Aug-17 07:45

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The Morning Run crew gives you their take on today's business headlines:

0:15 - The Malaysian banking sector shows positive top-line growth for end of June results

4:05 - "Election projects" leading up to GE14 may further inflate government debt, according to RAM rating services

7:02 - Tropical storm Harvey's economic impact to the US and impact on the oil and gas market

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Tags: banking industry, CIMB, Hong Leong Bank, Public Bank, AMMB, AmBank, Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Aziz, oil and gas, causeway, DBS, RAM Rating Services, GE14, general election, Bank Negara, ASEAN, Tropical Storm Harvey, Texas, oil refineries, oil prices, brent crude

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