Reconfiguring FDI under the new administration
This means that one of the critical tasks facing the new administration is to revive and increase FDI inflows.
Thu Sep 02 2021
Malaysia's central bank keeps key rate steady as virus cases surge
BNM expects the economy to rebound by 6 pct to 7.5 pct this year, on improving export demand and a pick up in investment and production.
Thu May 06 2021
Coronavirus jolts Malaysia's economy into first contraction since global financial crisis
Malaysia's worst economic slump since the Asian financial crisis in 1998, a sharp decline from the 0.7% growth of the first quarter.
Fri Aug 14 2020
Pangolin's James Hay: Got Sacked, Backpacked and Makes a Comeback
James Hay lost his job as a stockbroker during the 1998 Asian Financial Crisis. He then dumped all the cash he had in a few stocks and left backpacking for a year.
Wed Jan 31 2018
Oversupply of office space could be worse than Asian financial crisis - BNM
In the quarterly bulletin published by BNM, the paper entitled "Imbalances in the Property Market" also spells out an oversupply in the office space as well.
Fri Nov 17 2017
Ceritalah ASEAN - Malaysia and the optimism deficit
The Ringgit has become one of region's best-performing currencies and this is exactly twenty years after the Asian Financial Crisis.
Tue Jul 04 2017
Rating agencies didn't give us the ratings we deserved - Zeti
Rating agencies fail to note that Bank Negara was among the first central banks to diversify its foreign reserves into instruments from within the ASEAN region.
Fri Mar 11 2016
BNM not concerned over CDS traders' possible downgrade, say Zeti
Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) is not concerned over the possible downgrade to "junk status" by Credit-Default-Swap (CDS) Traders as the downgrade was not by a ratings agency.
Mon Sep 28 2015
Ringgit breaches 4.38, triggers stop-loss orders
The ringgit hit the 4.3900 level at mid-morning for the first time since the Asian financial crisis 17 years ago.
Fri Sep 25 2015
Malaysia's economy will endure trying times and continue to grow - Najib
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak says the country is in a stronger position as compared to during the Asian financial crisis in 1997.
Wed Sep 23 2015
Ringgit breaches 4.24 in early trade
The ringgit continued its decline in early trade today, breaching the 4.24 level to the dollar for the first time since the Asian financial crisis 17 years ago.
Mon Aug 24 2015
Ringgit hits 3.96 against US dollar
The ringgit closed 0.7 per cent lower against the US dollar today, hitting the 3.96 level per dollar on Tuesday.
Tue Aug 11 2015
Ringgit slides with stocks as oil slump poses risk to revenues
Malaysias ringgit posted the biggest two-day decline since the 1997-98 Asian financial crisis and stocks slumped on concern a protracted slide in crude will erode the oil-exporting nations revenue.
Mon Dec 01 2014
Bank Negara's tough measures saved economy from chaos, says Zeti
Bank Negara governor Tan Sri Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz said Bank Negara's tough measures had saved the country from financial crises.
Tue Dec 03 2013