Malaysia's headline inflation remained unchanged at 1.4 per cent in April 2025, while core inflation edged up to two per cent from 1.9 per cent in March 2025, according to Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM).

The CBDC study by the Bank Negara Malaysia focuses on boosting both technical and policy capabilities. Malaysia has joined a slew of South East Asian countries including Hong Kong, the Philippines ...

Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) expects any impact from potential United States (US) tariffs on semiconductors to be limited for Malaysia, thanks to the country’s diversified export base and ...

KUALA LUMPUR: Investment banks expect Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) to lower the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) by 25 basis points (bps) in the second half of 2025 (2H 2025) amid softer first quarter ...

[KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia’s economy expanded by 4.4 per cent in the first quarter of 2025, matching official forecasts, but Bank Negara cautioned that escalating trade tensions and policy uncertainties ...

“Growth was affected by lower oil and gas production, and normalisation in motor vehicle sales and production,” Bank Negara Malaysia governor Abdul Rasheed Ghaffour said at a press conferenc ...

He noted that the data will be a key factor in Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) decision on whether to ease monetary policy, as well as the forecast for GDP growth this year. “As such, we expect ...

KUALA LUMPUR-Around 40 panda lovers gathered at Zoo Negara in the early hours of May 18 to bid a heartfelt farewell to Fu Wa (Xing Xing) and Feng Yi (Liang Liang), who were returning to China ...

“We have already observed some signs of front-loading in E&E exports as firms try to soften the impact of tariffs,” Bank Negara Malaysia governor Abdul Rasheed Ghaffour said at a briefing on May 16.

(Bernama pic) Retaining female employees is a key concern for Malaysia to address in its push to boost women’s workforce participation, says a World Bank senior economist. Shakira Teh ...