Bank Negara maintains OPR at 1.75%

Bank Negara said growth will also be supported by higher production from existing and new manufacturing facilities, particularly in the E&E and primary-related sub-sectors, as well as oil and gas facilities.

KUALA LUMPUR: Bank Negara Malaysia’s monetary policy committee maintained the overnight policy rate (OPR) at 1.75%, which was in line with economists’ expectations.

Latest indicators point to continued improvements in economic activity in the first quarter and into April, the central bank said in a statement on Thursday after the meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC).