KUALA LUMPUR: Bank Negara Malaysia has decided to maintain the overnight policy rate (OPR) at 3.50%, as its priority is to avoid a fundamental downturn in economic activity.
The central bank announced on Monday that domestic inflation was expected to remain high for the remaining part of 2008 and going into early 2009 before moderating substantially in the second half.
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