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Malaysia Surprisingly Hikes Rates, So What's Next?

Julia Goh, Senior Economist, UOB Malaysia

12-May-22 07:45

Malaysia Surprisingly Hikes Rates, So What's Next?

Malaysia preemptively and unexpectedly hiked interest rates by 25bps with three more meetings scheduled for the rest of the year. Julia Goh, Senior Economist at UOB Malaysia, fields questions on the outlook for the local currency, additional rate hikes, inflation, growth and fund flows. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

Produced by: Shazana Mokhtar

Presented by: Shazana Mokhtar, Khoo Hsu Chuang, Tan Chen Li


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