Bank Negara expected to hold OPR at 2.75% to support borrowers


- Samsul Said/Bloomberg

KUALA LUMPUR: Market players are anticipating that Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) will maintain the overnight policy rate (OPR) at 2.75 per cent today, as keeping the rate unchanged would ensure that households and businesses continue to pay the same amount of instalments.

Bank Muamalat Malaysia Bhd chief economist Dr Mohd Afzanizam Abdul Rashid told Bernama that keeping the OPR unchanged would indicate that the current rate is conducive to economic stability and growth

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