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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 6 (Bernama) -- Following is the transcript of Bernama’s email interview with Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) Governor Datuk Seri Abdul Rasheed Ghaffour on the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR).
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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 6 (Bernama) -- Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) maintains the overnight policy rate (OPR) at 2.75 per cent at its final Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting for 2025.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 6 (Bernama) -- The government has no plans to introduce a ring-fencing policy to set a protected minimum allocation for rural welfare and infrastructure programmes such as roads, clinics and hospitals, Deputy Finance Minister Lim Hui Ying said.
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IPOH, Nov 6 (Bernama) -- Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Perak and Gamuda Bhd, through their joint venture (PKNPk-Gamuda JV), have inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Perbadanan Bekalan Air Pulau Pinang (PBAPP) for the sale of excess treated water from the Northern Perak Water Supply Scheme (NPWSS) to Penang.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 (Bernama) -- Rising financial crime rates underscore the urgent need for closer cross-border and ecosystem-wide collaboration to tackle the growing threat, said the Asian Institute of Chartered Bankers (AICB).
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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's economic growth continues to remain resilient this year, against the backdrop of external volatility and uncertainties related to the United States (US) trade policy, according to S&P Global Ratings (S&P).
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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 (Bernama) -- Export-Import Bank of Malaysia Bhd (EXIM Bank) has extended a US$70 million (US$1=RM4.19) Islamic Overseas Investment Financing facility to Berjaya Land Bhd’s wholly owned subsidiary, Berjaya Okinawa Investment (S) Pte Ltd.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4 (Bernama) -- The fiscal approach for Budget 2026 has been formulated comprehensively, covering federal operating and development expenditures as well as catalytic investments by government-linked entities, said Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4 (Bernama) -- Malaysia is aiming to achieve the status of an artificial intelligence (AI) nation by 2030, with the year 2026 marked as a key transition point under the country’s National AI Action Plan.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 3 (Bernama) -- The Ministry of Plantation and Commodities (KPK) is in the process of identifying a more comprehensive and effective implementation mechanism for the Smallholder Oil Palm Replanting Financing Incentive Scheme (TSPKS) 3.0, aimed at maximising its impact on independent smallholders.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 3 (Bernama) -- The ringgit opened higher against the US dollar on the first trading day of November, nearing its one-year high, with traders anticipating an unchanged overnight policy rate (OPR) at 2.75 per cent.
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From Nor Baizura Basri
GYEONGJU (South Korea), Oct 31 (Bernama) -- The Nvidia Corporation-YTL Power International Bhd partnership’s significant progress in building artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure is an impetus to accelerate the country’s AI drive for the benefits of all Malaysians, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.