KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 6 — Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) decision to maintain the overnight policy rate at 3.00 per cent at its final Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting of the year reflects the central bank’s support for domestic economic growth.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 3 — OCBC Global Market Research sees Malaysia meeting its fiscal deficit target of 4.3 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) this year and expects the government to target an even narrower deficit of between 3.5 and 3.8 per cent in 2025.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 23 — Economists are forecasting Malaysia’s headline inflation for 2024 to be between 2.5 per cent and 3.3 per cent.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 16 — MIDF Research is forecasting Malaysia's gross domestic product (GDP) growth to strengthen to 4.7 per cent this year, taking into account the external trade recovery, despite posting a moderate growth of 3.7 per cent last year.