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Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has praised Malaysia's better-than-expected second-quarter economic growth, attributing the resilience to government measures that insulated households from mounting international inflationary pressures.
Research analysts predict Bank Negara Malaysia will keep its overnight policy rate at 2.75 per cent through end-2026, citing improved economic growth prospects and stable inflation expectations across Malaysia's key sectors.
CIMB Treasury forecasts Bank Negara Malaysia will hold the overnight policy rate at 2.75% this Thursday, citing reduced inflation risks from falling global oil prices and the BUDI Diesel programme implementation.