No blanket loan moratorium for MCO 3.0: Bank Negara Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur
THERE are no plans to offer a blanket loan moratorium for Malaysia's latest nationwide Movement Control Order (MCO) from May 12 to June 7, said central bank governor Nor Shamsiah Mohd Yunus at a virtual press briefing on Tuesday.
Bank Negara Malaysia also maintained its full-year growth forecast for Malaysia's economy at between 6 per cent and 7.5 per cent in 2021.
Despite the imposition of MCO 2.0 in January this year, Malaysia's economy saw only…
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