Malaysia
Zeti gives Dec. 31 as deadline for bank mergers
Bank Negara governor, Datuk Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz said today that the December 31 deadline for bank mergers remained unchanged.
Malaysia can keep lid on interest rates - Zeti
Malaysia can keep a lid on interest rates because of its low inflation and monetary policy is likely to remain accomodative to growth, Bank Negara governor Zeti Akhtar Aziz said on Wednesday.
Economists hit Malaysia's dollar peg
Malaysia should get rid of its currency peg to the dollar and fix the exchange rate to a trade-weighted basket of currencies instead, said several economists speaking at a conference in Kuala Lumpur.
Conference on future challenges to central bankers
To commemorate the establishment of the Tun Ismail Ali Chair in Monetary and Financial Economics at the University of Malaya, Bank Negara Malaysia organised a high level conference aimed at discussing issues and challenges facing central banks and policy…
Gold Medal Bank Negara Governor
The recently appointed governor of the Bank Negara Malaysis, Dr. Zeti Aziz, was given a National Women's Day award for her achievements to the national economy. She is the only female Asian central bank governor.