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KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 20 (Bernama) -- The Ministry of Health (MOH) has welcomed Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) move to regulate the rise in medical and health insurance/takaful (MHIT) premiums, calling it a timely short-term intervention to alleviate the burden of sudden inflation on the public.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 20 -- The government, together with insurers and takaful operators (ITOs) and private hospitals, will contribute RM60 million to accelerate health reforms, said Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM).
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KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 19 (Bernama) -- Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has been urged to limit the increase in health insurance and takaful premiums to no more than 10 per cent as an interim measure, in line with the country’s health inflation rate.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 19 (Bernama) -- Financial institutions in the country have successfully blocked a total of RM302 million in fraudulent and suspicious transactions as of September 2024, said Deputy Finance Minister Lim Hui Ying.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 6 (Bernama) -- The National Association of Malaysian Life Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAMLIFA) has strongly urged Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) and the Ministry of Finance (MoF) to order a temporary halt in the medical premium repricing exercises.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 5 (Bernama) -- Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) is currently fine-tuning a proposal from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to develop a Local Currency Settlement Framework (LCSF) to enhance the use of the Malaysian ringgit and Indian rupee in bilateral trade, said the Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI).
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KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 (Bernama) -- Short-term interbank rates closed steady today following Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) operations to absorb surplus liquidity from the financial system.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 (Bernama) -- The Ombudsman for Financial Services (OFS) and Securities Industry Dispute Resolution Centre (SIDREC) are in the final process of merger completion towards the full operation of the Financial Markets Ombudsman Service (FMOS) by 2025, according to Deputy Finance Minister Lim Hui Ying.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 29 (Bernama) --The official reserve assets amounted to US$117.59 billion, while other foreign currency assets amounted to US$5.7 million as at end-October 2024, said Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM).
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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 28 (Bernama) -- Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has required insurers and takaful operators (ITOs) to review their current repricing strategies for more reasonable implementation.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 27 (Bernama) -- Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has been asked to investigate and review the “excessive” increase in insurance premiums.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 26 (Bernama) -- Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) need to swiftly integrate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices into their business operations to maintain their competitiveness in the market and ensure long-term sustainable advantages, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) said.