Maybank sees another 25 bps OPR cut before year end
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 29): Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) expects another 25 basis point (bps) cut in Bank Negara Malaysia's overnight policy rate (OPR) to 2.
SRC trial: Zeti and Nor Mohamed among 66 witnesses offered by prosecution to defence
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 27): The prosecution in former premier Datuk Seri Najib Razak's SRC International Sdn Bhd trial has offered 66 witnesses to the defence after closing its case today.
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BNM affordable homes fund: Expect 20% rise in loan approvals, says LGE
PUTRAJAYA (Aug 22): Bank Negara Malaysia’s easing of eligibility requirements for its RM1 billion Fund for Affordable Homes should lead to at least a 20% increase in home loan approvals for first-time homebuyers, said Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng.
BNM addresses ‘difficult financing’ perception with MyKNP platform
KUALA LUMPUR: Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has established a platform — the Khidmat Nasihat Pembiayaan or MyKNP — to provide assistance to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and homebuyers who have failed to secure financing, amid mounting frustrations among those who could not get loans.
BNM establishes programme to assist financing of SMEs, housebuyers
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 21): Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) today established the 'Khidmat Nasihat Pembiayaan' (MyKNP) programme, aimed at assisting SMEs and housebuyers that have previously been unsuccessful in securing financing.
Bank Negara raises income, property price ceilings under RM1b affordable home fund
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 21): Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has expanded the eligibility criteria of its RM1 billion Fund for Affordable Homes, a fund that was set up earlier this year to help those from the lower income group to finance the purchase of their first homes.
Hotels facing headwinds
Visit Malaysia Year 2020 (VMY2020) is around the corner, but the hospitality sector does not have high hopes that it will be a key performance driver for the sector.
Bank Negara Malaysia to redevelop its mint
KUALA LUMPUR: Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) plans to demolish its mint — Kilang Wang Bank Negara Malaysia building — in Persiaran Selangor, Shah Alam, and redevelop the site as part of its mint modernisation project.
Another rate cut by BNM soon?
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 13): After the aggressive interest rate cuts last week by a handful of Asian central banks that surprised the markets, there is strong expectation that more countries will follow suit in the coming months.
HLIB: More US-China trade tensions could prompt OPR cut to 2.75% — lowest since March 2011
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 5): Further escalation on trade tensions between the US and China could prompt Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) to cut interest rates again as early as November — bringing them down to levels not seen since March 2011 — to mitigate any impact on domestic growth, said Hong Leong Investment Bank (HLIB).
