ECONOMY 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.
BNM BNM has begun the process of OPR normalisation with new hike Bank Negara Malaysia today raised the OPR by 25bps while the market expected no change in what is seen as a surprise move. BNM decided to increase the Overnight Policy Rate from 1.75% to 2.00% in its third Monetary Policy Meeting of 2022, differing our and market’s
BNM Malaysia's economic growth is supported by the current OPR After Bank Negara Malaysia’s decision to maintain the Overnight Policy Rate at current levels, analysts say it was within expectations. They add that it is also supportive of Malaysia’s economic growth. BNM decided to keep the OPR unchanged at 1.75% in its second Monetary Policy Meeting of
