KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 — RHB Investment Bank Bhd (RHB IB) has maintained its 2025 gross domestic product (GDP) forecast at 4.5 per cent year-on-year (YoY), despite Malaysia’s first quarter 2025 (1Q 2025) GDP growth data coming in slightly lower than expected at 4.4 per cent.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 — No decision has been made yet regarding the overnight policy rate (OPR) cuts, but Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) will ensure that its monetary policy stance remains conducive to sustainable economic growth amid price stability, said BNM governor Datuk Seri Abdul Rasheed Ghaffour.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 — Headline inflation is expected to remain moderate at below three per cent in 2025, given the further easing in global cost conditions and the absence of excessive demand conditions, said Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) Governor Datuk Abdul Rasheed Ghaffour.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 — Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) acknowledges the need to revise the gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast for 2025 amid the global economic uncertainty, but prefers to avoid making revisions based on assumptions, said its governor Datuk Seri Abdul Rasheed Ghaffour.

BENGALURU, May 6 — Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) will hold its key interest rate steady on Thursday but is expected to lower it by 25 basis points in the last three months of the year to support slowing economic growth amid growing trade tensions, a Reuters poll suggested.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 28 — Macroeconomic resilience and political stability are key strengths for Malaysia in navigating the volatile global economic environment amid the United States (US) policy shifts, said RHB Investment Bank Bhd.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 25 — The World Bank has projected Malaysia's economic growth rate for this year at 3.9 per cent, citing global challenges.

PUTRAJAYA, April 24 — Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) and the Treasury Department will review the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) latest assessment on Malaysia’s real Gross Domestic Product (GDP), as reported in the April 2025 World Economic Outlook.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 23 — The International Monetary Fund has downgraded Malaysia’s real gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast for 2025 to 4.1 per cent, from 4.7 per cent previously, reflecting a broader downward revision across the region.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 21 — Hong Leong Investment Bank Bhd (HLIB) said Malaysian banks are expected to be among the more attractive sectors for investors seeking refuge from United States President Donald Trump’s trade war.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 21 — Malaysia’s consumer sector is expected to remain resilient in 2025, driven by structural consumption trends and stable earnings visibility, despite a more subdued macroeconomic outlook, said MIDF Research.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 18 — The ringgit eased against the United States (US) dollar at the close today following the announcement of a lower-than-expected gross domestic product (GDP) growth estimate for Malaysia for the first quarter (1Q) of 2025.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 18 — Malaysia's economy is forecast to grow by 4.5 per cent in 2025, although growth could slow to between 3.5 per cent and four per cent if trade tensions escalate, said RHB Investment Bank Bhd (RHB IB).

KUALA LUMPUR, April 18 — Malaysia's economy is forecast to grow by 4.4 per cent in the first quarter of 2025 (1Q 2025) based on advance estimates, easing from a five per cent expansion in the previous quarter, backed by domestic activities and steady demand, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

By Siti Rohaizah Zainal SHAH ALAM, April 15 — Eight out of 16 macro indicator achievements under the First Selangor Plan (RS-1), which serves as the state's development framework for a five-year period, have been successfully achieved, said the State Economic Planning Unit's director Dato'...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 14 — Hong Leong Investment Bank (HLIB Research) has maintained its 2025 gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast at 4.0 per cent following escalating global trade risks.

SINGAPORE, April 14 — Singapore's central bank loosened its monetary policy for the second time this year today, as expected, saying prospects for global growth and trade have dimmed amid US tariffs, and the trade ministry cut its growth forecast for the city-state.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 10 — Uncertainties in the foreign exchange market will continue to prevail until there is greater clarity on policy direction, particularly regarding the tariff lengths, said Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) governor Datuk Seri Abdul Rasheed Ghaffour.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 4 — RHB Investment Bank Bhd (RHB IB) has revised Malaysia’s gross domestic product (GDP) forecast for 2025 downwards to 4.5 per cent from an earlier projection of 5.0 per cent, following rising trade tensions and recent tariff hikes that pose a threat to the nation’s export-driven economy.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 12 — Malaysia’s banking system outlook remains stable this year, supported by steady economic performance and sound fundamentals of banks, said Moody’s Rating.