News about Bank Negara

PETALING JAYA (May 7): A new man is in charge.

OVER the past year or so, a few quarters – especially property developers and real estate agents – said many of their customers were finding it difficult to get financing to buy properties.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 27): Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) deputy governor Datuk Muhammad Ibrahim (pictured) is taking over as governor of the central bank, replacing Tan Sri Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz who is retiring on April 30.

THE Malaysian property market has been on a downward slide for the past two years or so.

PUTRAJAYA (April 19): The overall property market slowed down marginally in 2015 from a year ago – with volume down by 5.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 8): Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) president and chief executive officer Datuk Abdul Farid Alias (pictured), who is also chairman of the Association of Banks Malaysia (ABM), refuted claims that the rejection rate of housing loans has soared above 50% among the banks.

AN undersupply of affordable housing, particularly in major urban areas, coupled with an oversupply of office and retail spaces, may lead to deeper imbalances in the property market, says Bank Negara Malaysia in its 2015 annual report, which was released recently.

AN undersupply of affordable housing, particularly in major urban areas, coupled with an oversupply of office and retail spaces, may lead to deeper imbalances in the property market, says Bank Negara Malaysia in its 2015 annual report, which was released recently.

AN undersupply of affordable housing, particularly in major urban areas, coupled with an oversupply of office and retail spaces, may lead to deeper imbalances in the property market, says Bank Negara Malaysia in its 2015 annual report, which was released recently.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 24): The level of household debt-to-gross domestic product (GDP) ratio continued to be elevated at 89.