The Cut was Expected

Julia Goh, Senior Economist, UOB Malaysia

06-May-20 09:15

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Bank Negara Malaysia cut the overnight policy rate by 50bps to 2.00% as expected citing the weaker global economic conditions. To find out whether more cuts are in store and the state of the domestic economy, we speak to Julia Goh, Senior Economist at UOB Malaysia for her views on the matter.

Produced by: Shazana Mokhtar

Presented by: Lyn Mak, Wong Shou Ning

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Tags: Bank Negara, BNM, OPR rate cut, loans, GDP, moratorium, Malaysia, Covid-19, pandemic, MCO,

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