News about Bank Negara

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 3): Real estate investment trusts (REITs) are expected to be sought after, more so after Bank Negara Malaysia’s recent cut in the overnight policy rate (OPR) by 25 basis points which resulted in lower bank deposit rates.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 28): OCBC Bank (Malaysia) Bhd (OCBC Bank) and its subsidiary OCBC Al-Amin Bank Bhd will lower their respective base rate (BR), base lending rate (BLR) and base financing rate (BFR) by 0.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 23): The overnight policy rate (OPR) cut should potentially help put a lid on the declining business and consumer sentiments, according to AmBank Group chief economist and head of research Dr Anthony Dass.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 23): CIMB Bank Bhd, together with CIMB Islamic Bank Bhd, is lowering its base rate and fixed deposit rates by 25 basis points, in line with Bank Negara Malaysia's key interest rate cut yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 22): Bank Negara Malaysia's (BNM) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has reduced the overnight policy rate (OPR) to 2.

Taken from Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s blog Chedet 1.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 7): Shares in LBS Bina Group Bhd rose 2.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 31): Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has issued its revised policy document on anti-money laundering/counter financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) and targeted financial sanctions (TFS), which will take effect tomorrow (Jan 1, 2020).

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).

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.