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OPR

No change for OPR: BNM maintains 2.75% rate to support recovery

Bank Negara Malaysia keeps the benchmark rate steady for the 2026 first-quarter review, balancing resilient domestic growth against rising global risks and energy price volatility

BNM seen holding OPR at 2.75%, but rate hike looms ahead: Juwai IQI

Kashif Ansari says resilient growth and rising inflation could push Bank Negara to tighten policy before year-end

BNM holds fire on rate hike as oil shock deepens

Policymakers weigh inflation risks from surging crude and West Asia conflict, with subsidies and trade surplus cushioning Malaysia’s economy

Bank Negara Malaysia holds OPR at 2.75%, cites global uncertainties

Central bank reassures of stable domestic growth while acknowledging risks from the ongoing Middle East conflict and global volatility

Ringgit rises near one-year high vs US dollar after BNM holds OPR

BNM yesterday maintained the OPR at its final Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting of 2025

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