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Bank Negara Malaysia Maintains OPR at 3.00% But Analysts Predicts July Cut

Bank Negara Malaysia Maintains OPR at 3.00% But Analysts Predicts July Cut

Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has kept the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) at 3.00% during its recent Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting, while reducing the Statutory Reserve Requirement (SRR) by 100 basis points to 1%, effective May 16, 2025.

Malaysia retains membership in the FTSE World Government Bond Index

Malaysia retains membership in the FTSE World Government Bond Index

Financial Markets Association of Malaysia sees the FTSE Russell’s conclusion of the Fixed Income Country Classification review as a positive move. Malaysia is now removed from the market accessibility Watch List. This also confirms the country’s retention in the FTSE World Government Bond Index. It congratulates the Malaysian

Malaysia: Signs of recovery but caution is needed

In line with expectations from analysts, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) decision to maintain the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) at 1.75%, in view of signs of economic recovery, indicates there will be no further easing in monetary policy. But the drawbacks remain a possible rise in the #COVID-19 cases, that

Economy contracted by 17.1% in Q2 of 2020

Bank Negara Malaysia says the economy contracted by 17.1% in the second quarter of 2020 (1Q 2020: 0.7%). The decline reflected the unprecedented impact of the stringent containment measures to control the COVID-19 pandemic globally and domestically. In Malaysia, the nationwide Movement Control Order (MCO) included various measures