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Malaysia: Unchanged OPR good for banks

PETALING JAYA: Bank Negara’s decision to keep the overnight policy rate (OPR) unchanged at 1.75% is positive for banks. It would provide a reprieve for banks’ net interest margin (NIM) – a measure of the difference between interest paid and interest received. Banks are already facing pressure on the bottomline from the 125-basis-point (bps) cut […]

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Myanmar: RTAD to ease rules for expired vehicle license and driver’s license

Road Transport Administration Department (RTAD) announced that it will ease fines and other fees for overdue or expired vehicle licenses and driver’s licenses since the operations of the department have been suspended during the pandemic.  The department will relax initial registration, overdue fines, and extension of vehicle licenses and driver’s licenses during the suspension of […]

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Vietnam gov’t warns of interest groups profiteering from SOE privatization

The government would continue to hold majority stakes at state-owned commercial banks, and maintain presence in companies operating in fields that are essential to the economy. The Vietnamese government has issued a resolution urging economic corporations and state-owned enterprises (SOEs) to prevent interest groups from profiteering during their processes of privatization and divestment of state […]

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