Maybank cuts BLR, deposit rates by 25 basis points

KUALA LUMPUR (March 3): Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) said it will cut its base rate (BR) and base lending rate (BLR) by 25 basis points effective Thursday, in line with the reduction in the overnight policy rate (OPR) announced by Bank Negara Malaysia today.

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BNM approves Bank Pembangunan-Danajamin merger talks

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 23): Bank Pembangunan Malaysia Bhd (BPMB) and Danajamin Nasional Bhd have received Bank Negara Malaysia's (BNM) approval to commence negotiations under the first phase of the government's proposed merger involving the country's development financial institutions (DFIs).

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BNM Governor: Malaysia economic growth 'will remain positive' in 4Q

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 15): Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) Governor Datuk Nor Shamsiah Mohd Yunus said today Malaysia's economic growth will remain positive in the fourth quarter of 2019 (4Q19) and the expansion will be sustained into 2020, anchored by the country's private sector spending and diversified nature of its economy and exports.

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BNM holds interest rates at 3%

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 5): Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) today left its key interest rate unchanged, as it expects the country's economic growth to come in within projections this year and the pace sustained going into 2020.

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