KUALA LUMPUR, March 30 — The Automated Cash Centre (ACC) serves as the facility with the capability to efficiently process large volumes of banknotes at high speed as Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) received about three billion pieces of banknotes returned to the bank every year via deposits from financial institutions (FIs).

KUALA LUMPUR, March 30 — Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) total assets stood at RM551.61 billion as of Dec 31, 2021, with international reserves portfolio constituting 88 per cent of its assets at RM486.85 billion.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 30 — Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has remained vigilant against possible disruptions arising from cyber-related incidents, taking an "assumed breach" position in assessing its resilience against cyber-attacks.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 30 — Complaints about financial fraud, especially internet, investment and phone scams were among the top five issues raised by the public on Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) BNMTelelink in 2021.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 30 — Malaysia’s headline inflation is forecast to remain manageable this year, averaging between 2.2 per cent and 3.2 per cent (2021:2.5 per cent) while fuel inflation, which underpinned the higher headline inflation in 2021, is projected to moderate in 2022, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) said.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 30 — Since its trough in 2020, global economic growth rebounded swiftly in 2021, aided by large-scale economic and financial support, said Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) today.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 30 — Malaysia's gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to improve further by expanding between 5.3 and 6.3 per cent in 2022, up from 3.1 per cent growth in 2021.

KUALA LUMPUR, 30 March — The ringgit opened higher against the US dollar on Wednesday, as the greenback retreated amidst the risk-on mode in the United States’ (US) equity market, said an analyst.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 29 — The ringgit rebounded from yesterday’s losses to end slightly higher against the US dollar today as some investors returned to emerging currencies, including the ringgit, amid a bearish economic outlook, a dealer said.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 29 — Members of the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) can start applying for the special withdrawal via the portal, pengeluarankhas.kwsp.gov.my, which is also accessible via the i-Akaun mobile application from April 1.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 29 — Malaysia's producer price index (PPI) for local production, which measures the costs of goods at the factory gate, rose 9.7 per cent year-on-year in February 2022, “led by higher prices of the primary commodity,” said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, March 29 — The ringgit opened lower against the US dollar on Tuesday as the greenback strengthened further following the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) decision to buy 10-year Japanese Government Bonds (JGBs) from March 29 to 31.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 28 — The ringgit ended lower against the US dollar today as investors’ risk appetite reduced, hence translating in weaker demand for the local note.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 28 — Malaysia’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) is expected to remain encouraging in 2022 with a forecast of 2.4 per cent, thanks to a full-year impact of full economic openings, said Public Investment Bank (PublicInvest).

By Karina Imran KUALA LUMPUR, March 28 — The ringgit opened slightly higher against the US dollar on Monday, supported by the global economic recovery which is cruising at a reasonable speed, said an analyst. At 9.00 am, the local currency was trading at 4.2070/2115 against the greenback from...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 26 — The ringgit is expected to trade on the upside bias moving between RM4.19 and RM4.20 next week, amid better risk appetite and fairly positive domestic economic data and outlook, an analyst said.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 25 — The ringgit finished the week firmer against the US dollar today, on improved risk appetite in tandem with the better performance on the equity market.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 25 — Malaysia's Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased moderately by 2.2 per cent to 125.2 in February 2022 from 122.5 in the same month of the preceding year, driven mainly by the increase in food inflation, Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) said.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 25 — Malaysia’s Leading Index (LI), a predictive tool used to anticipate economic upturns and downturns in an average of four to six months ahead, has indicated that the country’s economic growth momentum will be a little slower due to geopolitical conflict, among others.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 25 — The ringgit opened little changed against the US dollar today amid positive United States (US) economic data, an analyst said.