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                                <title><![CDATA[ The ups and downs of the OPR ]]></title>
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                                <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Azzman Abdul Jamal ]]></dc:creator>
                                <pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Bank Negara is expected to continue increasing the overnight policy rate which currently stands at 2.75%. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Bank Negara hikes OPR again to 2.75% ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2022 07:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ This is the fourth time the overnight policy rate has been increased this year. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ No good reason to raise key interest rate, says economist ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2022 07:23:15 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The central bank's move might also make the cost of borrowing more expensive for corporate and consumer borrowers. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Bank Negara hikes interest rate to tame inflation ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2022 09:31:23 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The bank lifted its main rate 25 basis points to 2%, despite most economists having predicted no change until later in the year. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ A low interest rate environment is only natural ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2021 09:46:02 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ There’s a difference between low interest rate and zero interest rate. ]]></description>
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