News about BNM

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 26): As expected, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) raised its key interest rate by 25 basis points (bps) to 3.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 5): Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has acquired a 22.

  PETALING JAYA (Nov 21): The Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government Ministry is ready to look into the issue of excessive property stock, especially unsold residential units, with various parties to resolve the problem.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 20): As the Malaysian economy put its foot on the gas pedal in the third quarter of the year, the strong growth has given the central bank more flexibility to adjust interest rates.

PETALING JAYA (Nov 18): The Cabinet has directed Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL) to freeze approvals for four types of developments following a study by Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) that raised the alarm on a glut in these buildings.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 10): Standard Chartered Bank said Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) is expected to hike the overnight policy rate (OPR) in January 2018, mainly due to the central bank’s “hawkish intent”.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 8): Bank Negara Malaysia is unlikely to risk raising the overnight policy rate (OPR) too soon as it can affect consumers' debt service capacity, says Malaysian Rating Corp Bhd (MARC).

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 7): The Monetary Policy Committee of Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) decided at its meeting today to maintain its overnight policy rate (OPR) at 3%.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 26): The government is looking into establishing a single authority to monitor Malaysia’s property market, amid issues of supply and demand mismatch within the affordable housing segment.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 9): Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) is most likely to keep the overnight policy rate (OPR) unchanged at its monetary policy meeting this Friday, according to UOB Malaysia.