Bank Negara expected to keep OPR at 3% in 2025


- AZMAN GHANI/ The Star

KUALA LUMPUR: Amid ongoing economic challenges, Public Investment Bank (IB) Bhd anticipates Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) will maintain a cautious stance through 2025, likely holding the overnight policy rate (OPR) steady at 3.00 per cent for the year.

The investment bank said this should help narrow the negative interest rate differential with US rates.

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