Bank Negara Malaysia expected to hold OPR til year-end

KUALA LUMPUR: Kenanga Research foresees that Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has reached the end of its monetary tightening cycle and will keep the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) unchanged at 2.75 per cent for the rest of the year. This is predicated on a further downtrend in headline and core inflation to below 3.0 per cent […]

Phasing out 3G networks by end of 2021

KUALA LUMPUR: In conjunction with the National Digital Infrastructure Plan (Jendela) initiative, telcos will fret the retirement of all 3G networks by end-2021, said Kenanga Research. However, the payoff is expected by way of more efficient management of remaining infrastructures to ensure optimal network quality. “3G spectrums could possibly be used later to boost 4G […]