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KUALA LUMPUR, March 10 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia ended at an intraday low today weighed down by persistent selling in selected heavyweights, led by utilities, telecommunications and media, as well as financial services sectors.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 7 (Bernama) -- Malaysian banks will likely see moderate profit growth this year, underpinned by steady loan expansion and still-benign loan provisioning expenses.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 (Bernama) -- Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) decision to maintain the overnight policy rate (OPR) at 3.00 per cent during the March 2025 monetary policy meeting is broadly expected, emphasising the current conducive policy stance to sustain economic growth.
By Harizah Hanim Mohamed
KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 (Bernama) -- Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) decision to maintain the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) at 3.00 per cent reflected a strategic calibration of monetary policy that allows the central bank flexibility amid evolving global and domestic economic conditions.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 (Bernama) -- The following is an interview with Bank Negara Malaysia Governor Datuk Seri Abdul Rasheed Ghaffour following March’s Monetary Policy Committee meeting:
KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 (Bernama) -- Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has decided to maintain the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) at 3.0 per cent at its meeting today.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 3 (Bernama) -- China has outlined a comprehensive strategy to drive economic growth in 2025, leveraging targeted stimulus measures and high-level policy frameworks to sustain momentum despite global uncertainties.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 1 (Bernama) -- The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) board today announced a dividend rate of 6.30 per cent for Simpanan Konvensional, with a total payout of RM63.05 billion, and 6.30 per cent for Simpanan Shariah, with a total payout of RM10.19 billion.
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- Berjaya Corporation Bhd’s net loss for the second quarter (2Q) of the financial year ended Dec 31, 2024 (FY2025), narrowed to RM88.68 million from RM120.77 million last year.
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- RHB Bank Bhd expects its stellar financial year of 2024 (FY2024) performance to continue into FY2025, banking on the positive loan growth of between six to seven per cent, said managing director and chief executive officer Datuk Mohd Rashid Mohamad.
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- Alliance Bank Malaysia Bhd’s net profit for the third quarter ended Dec 31, 2024 (3Q FY2025) was 5.5 per cent higher at RM186.67 million from RM176.86 million a year earlier.
BANGKOK, Feb 26 (Bernama) -- The Bank of Thailand’s (BOT) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has voted to cut the policy rate by 0.25 percentage points, bringing it down from 2.25 per cent to 2.00 per cent, effective immediately, in a bid to stimulate economic growth.
