Gradual interest rate rise seen


laalhunt@thestar.com.my

PETALING JAYA: Benchmark interest rates are set to gradually rise by 25 to 75 basis points before year-end after Bank Negara signalled its readiness to normalise interest rates in due course as a pre-emptive move to prevent the build-up of financial imbalances, say economists.

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