OPR

Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has announced its decision to maintain the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) at 3%. This move comes amidst challenges in Malaysia's economic growth, including slower external demand and a decline in commodity production. The decision marks the third consecutive time that the OPR has remained at 3%. In May, BNM raised the OPR by 25 basis points from 2.75% to 3%. The central bank stated...

A total of 50.3% or 6.4 million accounts of the total loan accounts in the household sector are fixed-rate loans that are not affected by the 100-basis-point (bps) increase in the overnight policy rate (OPR) last year, said Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan. An estimated 54.8% of loan accounts of low-income borrowers, with an income of less than RM5,000 per month, are...