News about BNM

KUALA LUMPUR (July 8): Malaysian banks' loan approval rate increased 13% in May this year from a month earlier after Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) cut the overnight policy rate (OPR) by 25 basis points to 3% from 3.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 8): A heated exchange ensued between Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) investigating officer Ahmad Farhan Sharifuddin (pictured) and Datuk Seri Najib Razak's defence counsel in the High Court today on the issue of why the former premier was not alerted of suspicious transactions in his account.

PETALING JAYA (May 7): The reduction of the overnight policy rate (OPR) by Bank Negara Malayisa (BNM) today is a good move to stimulate the economy and the property market, said real estate consultant and CEO of Zerin Properties Previndran Singhe.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 7): Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has reduced its key interest rate to 3%, marking the first time it has revised the rate in more than a year.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 29): The Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) said today that its survey data, on which Bank Negara Malaysia had used in an analysis and concluded wages for fresh graduates across all qualification categories have fallen between 2010-2018, actually showed that the reverse is true.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 27): Malaysians are not being paid enough for the level of productivity they are producing, with many of the country’s workers underpaid, said Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM).

KUALA LUMPUR (March 27): While headline inflation has remained relatively low in Malaysia, Bank Negara Malaysia said concerns about the rising cost of living have been increasing and will likely persist over the near term.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 13): Whether it’s due to an unexpected expense, or any other occurence that may crop up in life that causes financial difficulties, the bank still comes calling for their money, but your pockets are empty, Bank Negara Malaysia provides a resource that can help you.

PETALING JAYA (March 12): There is talk that the maximum 40-year tenure offered to affordable housing loans may be extended to all mortgages too, as one of the counter measures to address the overhang issue straining the property market now.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 8): GFM Services Bhd has won two contracts from Bank Negara Malaysia to provide comprehensive facility management services at selected premises of the bank for a combined value of RM69 million.