News about Bank Negara

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 14): The overnight policy rate (OPR) adjustment reflects a normalisation of key interest rates and is not meant to be a tightening of monetary conditions, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) said today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 6): Opposition lawmaker Tony Pua today questioned why Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) Governor Tan Sri Muhammad Ibrahim did not apply to buy the 55.

SIEM REAP (Feb 5): Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) recent acquisition of 22.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 30): RHB Banking Group announced today it is raising its base rate (BR) and base lending rate (BLR) by 25 basis points (bps), effective Feb 2, in line with the hike in the overnight policy rate (OPR) announced by Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) last week.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 29): OCBC Bank (Malaysia) Bhd and its subsidiary OCBC Al-Amin Bank Bhd will increase their base rate from 3.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 29): The Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) said the suggestion to lower the interest rates on housing loans by the government would hide issues faced by the local property market.

  PETALING JAYA (Jan 26): The federal government will propose a lower mortgage interest rate to Bank Negara Malaysia despite the central bank raising the overnight policy rate (OPR) by 25 basis points to 3.

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 25): Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) (pictured) raised the overnight policy rate by 25 basis points to 3.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 17): The Socio-Economic Research Centre (SERC) expects the  property market to perform better this year on the back of stronger economic indicators and consumer sentiment.