Our current Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) is 2.75 percent. The decision is to be made by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of Bank Negara Malaysia. Current rate is considered as appropriate and supportive of domestic economic growth and as usual, the MPC will monitor global and domestic economic risks before they make their next decision.
When it comes to trading between nations, it is important for the currency to be stable. Else, it is so hard to price the goods and one party could lose when the currency exchange is very different from the time or ordering to the time of delivery. This is why every country strives to ensure its currency is stable. This is also why most trades would use the same currency and typically it’s the US$.
What’s UP with Ringgit? Some latest news and one great prediction I was pleasantly surprised when I exchanged some ringgit into USD in August. The
The world will be a US$124 Trillion economy in 2026. Which region will be biggest and which remains small? Maybe a quick overview here from
Budget 2026: What You Need to Know by Syarikat Ong One Picture Tells One Thousand Words Syarikat Ong (click for website) is one company with
13th Malaysia Plan 2026 – 2030. The numbers I personally like. Let’s face the facts. When things are not planned, we are planning to fail.
Just some positive news for Malaysia #5 The whole Malaysia was talking about the free RM100… the cheaper petrol… the extra holiday and the no
Every Malaysian adult will get RM100 each and more. Enjoy!
Just some positive news for Malaysia #3 3rd edition now… 🙂 Revival of the Klang Valley office sector? “The Klang Valley office market is beginning
When interest rate rises, the mortgage rates will rise in tandem. In other words, we will have to pay a higher amount every month. Then again, if seen from the longer term context, the current rates are very low. Take a look at the chart showing the interest rate movement for Malaysia across a longer period of time. We can see the rates are considered on the lower end for the past 10 years or so.
Just SOME positive news for Malaysia #2 Thank you for reading the 1st one. It’s here if you like to read about it. I think
Just SOME positive news for Malaysia Malaysia is now 23rd MOST competitive country in the world (best ranking since 2020) “Malaysia has advanced 11 spots