Govt does not interfere in OPR decisions - Zafrul

The government does not intervene in decisions on the overnight policy rate (OPR) as this is determined by Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) monetary policy committee (MPC), said Finance Minister Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz.

The OPR, he said, comes under the Central Bank of Malaysia Act 2009 and the government does not interfere in its affairs.

"Many say...