Malaysia likely to hold rates for rest of the year
Inflation concerns trail fears of impact of weaker global markets on country's growth
Kuala Lumpur
AMID signs of easing inflation but increasing turmoil in the global environment, Malaysia's central bank is expected to keep interest rates unchanged for the rest of the year.
With only one monetary policy committee meeting of the central bank remaining in 2014, the key overnight policy rate (OPR) is expected to be kept unchanged at 3.25 per cent when members meet on Nov 6.
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