Bank Negara keeps key interest rate unchanged at 3%


PETALING JAYA: Bank Negara is keeping the overnight policy rate (OPR) unchanged at 3% to support economic growth, even though inflation has risen at its fastest pace in the past two years.

In a statement, the central bank said its monetary policy committee meeting yesterday kept the rate unchanged due to moderation in both global economic and domestic demand growth.

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