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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 21 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s international reserves rose to US$117.7 billion as at Feb 14, 2025, from US$116.4 billion on Jan 31, 2025, according to Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM).
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 19 (Bernama) -- The ringgit ended higher on Wednesday against a muted US dollar ahead of the release of the US Federal Reserve’s (Fed) January policy meeting minutes.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 19 (Bernama) -- Gross domestic product (GDP) growth across the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region is expected to slow to 3.7 per cent in 2025 from an estimated 3.9 per cent in 2024 on trade tensions, policy shifts and uneven recoveries.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 18 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia’s main index pared its earlier losses to end at its intraday high on Tuesday, driven by late buying in heavyweights and in line with most regional markets.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 17 (Bernama) -- The ringgit is moving in the right direction despite the uncertainties caused by the United States’ (US) trade war, said Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) governor Datuk Seri Abdul Rasheed Ghaffour.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 17 (Bernama) -- Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM), Bank Indonesia (BI) and the Bank of Thailand (BOT) today announced the adoption of a harmonised Local Currency Transaction Framework Operational Guidelines (LCTF OG) and the expansion of eligible cross-border transactions under the framework.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 15 (Bernama) -- The strong gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 5.1 per cent in 2024 is a testament to the effectiveness of the MADANI Economy policies, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
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PUTRAJAYA, Feb 14 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s political stability and monetary policies were among the contributors to the country’s positive gross domestic product (GDP) growth last year, which surpassed the minimum target, said Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil.
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By Zufazlin Baharuddin
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 14 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian economy saw significant growth in 2024, boosting the ringgit to end the week higher against the US dollar.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 14 (Bernama) -- Short-term interbank rates closed steady today following Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) operations to absorb surplus liquidity from the financial system.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 14 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s headline and core inflation for 2024 both declined to 1.8 per cent in 2024, compared with 2.5 per cent and 3.0 per cent respectively in 2023.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 14 (Bernama) -- The ringgit recorded an overall appreciation of 2.7 per cent against the US dollar in 2024, standing out as one of the few Asian currencies to strengthen versus the greenback, said Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM).