KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 — A total of 50.3 per cent or 6.4 million accounts of the total loan accounts in the household sector are fixed-rate loans that are not affected by the 100 basis point increase in the overnight policy rate (OPR) last year, said Deputy Finance Minister I Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 10 — Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) governor Tan Sri Nor Shamsiah Mohd Yunus today stressed that any decision on the overnight policy rate (OPR) would not be solely in tandem with other central banks but rather more focused on the domestic economic environment.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13 — Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has reappointed Nor Zahidi Alias as an external member of the monetary policy committee (MPC) for a three-year term effective January 1, 2023.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 3 — Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has raised the overnight policy rate (OPR) by 25 basis points (bps) to 2.75 per cent, the fourth consecutive hike since May this year as the central bank’s monetary policy committee (MPC) decided to further adjust the degree of monetary accommodation.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 28 — Local investment banks expect Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) to raise the overnight policy rate (OPR) by at least 25 basis points (bps) by year-end, tracking the United States (US) Federal Reserve's 75 bps rate hike on Wednesday.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 7 — Analysts believed Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) will further normalise its policy rate going forward and gradually raise the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) to 3.00 per cent by next year.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 3 — Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) today retained the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) at 1.75 per cent at the sixth and final Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting of the year.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 9 — The ringgit closed slightly higher against the US dollar on Thursday following Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) decision to keep the overnight policy rate (OPR) unchanged at 1.75 per cent, says an economist.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 9 —  Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) is anticipated to maintain the current Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) of 1.75 per cent until year-end after the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting yesterday stayed put on the rate, analysts said.

BANGKOK, May 5 — The Bank of Thailand (BoT) has maintained its policy rate at a record low of 0.5 per cent to preserve the limited policy space, as the kingdom fights the third wave of Covid-19 outbreak.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 16 — Malaysia Productivity Corporation (MPC) has called on industries to embrace sustainable thinking through circular economy (CE) practices in order to revitalise business strategies, long-term competitiveness and productivity.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 — Bank Negara Malaysia has maintained the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) at 1.75 per cent at its second Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 17 — Nearly 700 companies from various sectors have been acknowledged by the Ministry of International Trade and Industry and Ministry of Human Resources as shared prosperity organisations as of February 12.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 11 — The 2021 economic outlook will be published in Bank Negara Malaysia's (BNM) annual Economic & Monetary Review report to be released next month, said governor Datuk Nor Shamsiah Mohd Yunus.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 2 — Private healthcare facilities are ready to accommodate Covid-19 patients, as earlier directed by the government, Private Healthcare Productivity Nexus (PHPN) chairman Datuk Dr Jacob Thomas said.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 30 — The Malaysia Productivity Corporation (MPC) has pledged to heighten efforts to create awareness on the Productivity-Linked Wage System (PLWS) and e-Shared Prosperity Organisation (eSPO) Acknowledgement Certificate this year.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 12 — Malaysian small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are encouraged to sign up for the National Policy on Industry4RWD Readiness Assessment (RA) to check their capabilities and readiness in Industry 4.0 technologies and processes.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4 — Maybank Investment Bank Bhd Research (Maybank IB Research) said Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) decision to maintain the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) at 1.75 per cent is to make way for Budget 2021.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 3 — Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has decided to maintain the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) at 1.75 per cent as the global economy continues to recover, led by improvements in manufacturing and export activity.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 10 — Industries have been urged to embark on circular economy (CE) initiatives as initiated by the Malaysia Productivity Corporation (MPC) to facilitate the transition of industry towards a more sustainable business environment.