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Malaysia will need to revise down growth forecast, central bank governor says
Malaysia will need to mark down its growth forecast of 4.5% to 5.5% for the year due to trade and tariff uncertainties, its ...
BNM, Treasury to look into IMF's revised GDP growth forecast for Malaysia, says PM
PUTRAJAYA: Bank Negara and the Treasury will have to review the International Monetary Fund (IMF) decision to revise Malaysia ...
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OCBC cuts Malaysia’s 2025 GDP forecast to 4.3%
On overnight policy rate (OPR), Ling said Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) may focus more on supporting economic growth if global and domestic conditions weaken and may pivot towards monetary easing if ...
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Malaysia's Economy Slowed Ahead of Tariffs, Advance Estimates Show
They have cut Malaysia's 2025 GDP growth forecast to 4.0% from 4.7%, and see rising odds of a central bank rate cut in the second half of the year if global risks intensify. Bank Negara Malaysia ...
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Malaysia cbank says U.S. tariffs will have impact but economy is diversified
Bank Negara Malaysia has held its key interest rate unchanged at 3.00% since May 2023. (Reporting by Ashley Tang; Editing by John Mair) ...
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Consider This: Malaysia-China (Part 2) — Are We Xi-ing Eye to Eye?
China’s President Xi Jinping is in Malaysia, as part of a Southeast Asian tour—visiting Vietnam, Malaysia, and Cambodia—as ...
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Malaysia’s central bank to look beyond interest rates amid tariff challenges
Strong investment activity, resilient domestic demand and diversified trade partners will help provide some support to the economy, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) governor Abdul Rasheed Ghaffour said ...
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Malaysia faces US tariffs from position of strength, central bank says
Malaysia’s central bank is looking beyond monetary policy to weather the fallout from US President Donald Trump’s duties, arguing that the country is entering the tariff disputes from a ...