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KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 8 (Bernama) -- Following is the transcript of Bernama’s email interview with Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) Governor Datuk Seri Abdul Rasheed Ghaffour on the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR).
By Zufazlin Baharuddin
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 4 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia closed marginally lower today, ahead of the long weekend beginning with the Maulidur Rasul public holiday tomorrow.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 4 (Bernama) -- Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has maintained the overnight policy rate (OPR) at 2.75 per cent.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 4 (Bernama) -- The ringgit opened slightly firmer against the US dollar on Thursday ahead of Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) decision on the overnight policy rate (OPR), with markets widely expecting the central bank to leave the rate unchanged at 2.75 per cent.
By Fatin Umairah Abdul Hamid
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 2 (Bernama) -- The ringgit ended on a low note on Tuesday as market sentiments remained cautious, with traders bracing for Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting on Thursday to gauge the latest economic assessments.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 29 (Bernama) -- CIMB Investment Bank Bhd expects Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) to keep the overnight policy rate (OPR) unchanged at 2.75 per cent at the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting on Sept 4, 2025.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 15 (Bernama) -- Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has maintained its 2025 gross domestic product (GDP) projection of between 4.0 per cent and 4.8 per cent, taking into consideration a range of possible outcomes from tariff negotiations, said BNM governor Datuk Seri Abdul Rasheed Ghaffour today.
KUALA LUMPUR, July 22 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's inflation for 2025 is projected at 2.0 per cent, supported by the “gradual and orderly implementation of fiscal retargeting measures and moderate demand-side pressures,” said RHB Investment Bank Bhd (RHB IB).
KUALA LUMPUR, July 17 (Bernama) -- AMMB Holdings Bhd (AmBank Group) expects Malaysia’s gross domestic product (GDP) to grow at a moderate rate of around four per cent year-on-year in the second quarter of 2025 (2Q 2025), supported by continued front-loading activities that benefit the external sector.
By Siti Noor Afera Abu
KUALA LUMPUR, July 16 (Bernama) -- Economists have projected the Malaysian economy to expand between 4.5 per cent and 5.5 per cent in the second quarter of 2025 (2Q 2025), driven partly by increased export demand, especially from the United States (US) importers due to heightened fears of impending tariff in August.
KUALA LUMPUR, July 15 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's Professional Services sector continues to perform well, recording its highest productivity growth in the past five years, reaching RM94,964 per employee this year, compared to RM89,748 in 2023.
KUALA LUMPUR, July 12 (Bernama) -- The recent meetings between Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and high-level foreign leaders from Australia, Pakistan, Turkiye and Palestine underlined Malaysia’s commitment to strengthening trade and investment ties with strategic partners from multiple continents.
