BNM Governor Nor Shamsiah mum on reappointment
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 10 — Tan Sri Nor Shamsiah Mohd Yunus is silent about being reappointed as Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) governor. Her contract expires...
OPR decisions are based on domestic economic environment — BNM Governor
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 10 — Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) governor Tan Sri Nor Shamsiah Mohd Yunus today stressed that any decision on the overnight policy...
Malaysia not going into recession, growth set to continue in 2023 — BNM Governor
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 10 — Bank Negara Malaysia Governor Tan Sri Nor Shamsiah Mohd Yunus said Malaysia is unlikely to go into a recession this...
Ringgit strengthens in 4Q22 on encouraging global developments, domestic political certainty
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 10 — The ringgit ended the fourth quarter of 2022 (4Q 2022) stronger by 5.3 per cent against the US dollar, buoyed...
Headline inflation rises to 3.3 pct in 2022, expected to moderate but remain elevated in 2023 — BNM
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 10 — Malaysia’s headline inflation increased to 3.3 per cent in 2022 compared with 2.5 per cent in 2021, while core inflation...
Malaysia records 8.7 pct GDP growth in 2022, highest in over two decades
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 10 — Malaysia’s economic growth rose to a 22-year record high of 8.7 per cent in 2022 against 3.1 per cent in...
Malaysia posts stronger-than-expected fourth quarter GDP, global slowdown clouds outlook
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 10 — Malaysia’s economy in the fourth quarter grew 7 per cent from a year earlier on continued expansion in domestic demand...
BNM’s international reserves increase to US$115.2 bln as of Jan 31, 2023
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 9 — Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) international reserves rose to US$115.2 billion (RM496.5 billion) as of January 31, 2023, from US$114.9 billion...
CGS-CIMB sees banks’ aggregate earnings down by 3.2 pct this year, should SRR be tightened
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 8 — CGS-CIMB Securities has projected that any tightening of the statutory reserve requirement (SRR) by Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) would lower...
Short-term rates set to remain stable on BNM’s operations next week
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 4 — Short-term rates are likely to remain stable next week on Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) operations to absorb surplus liquidity in...
Govt comfortable with fourth quarter results, expects 2023 GDP to grow 4-5 pct — PM
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the government is confident of a strong performance for the fourth quarter of...
Credit to private non-financial sector up 4.7 pct at end-Dec 2022 — BNM
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 — Credit to the private non-financial sector rose by 4.7 per cent at the end of December 2022 against 4.4 per...