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Published 13 Nov 2026Data as of 11 Nov 2026 Macro & householdsMalaysia's unemployment rate holds at 2.9% in September; third-quarter rate steady at 3.0%Malaysia's unemployment rate was 2.9% in September, unchanged from August; 3.0% in September 2025, according to DOSM data released on 11 November.
Published 12 Nov 2026Data as of 11 Nov 2026 CreditWorld Bank: Malaysian SMEs finance around 28% of investment from banks and need wider collateral optionsThe World Bank's latest Malaysia Economic Monitor, launched on 11 November, says bank financing covers around 28% of SME fixed investment…
Published 6 Nov 2026Data as of 5 Nov 2026 Macro & householdsBank Negara holds OPR at 2.75% and now sees 2026 growth above 5%Bank Negara Malaysia kept the Overnight Policy Rate at 2.75% on 5 November, unchanged from the September meeting.
Published 5 Nov 2026Data as of 2 Nov 2026 Digital infrastructureCTOS restores CTOS Score and CCRIS-related reports after September cyber incidentCTOS Digital said its CTOS Score and CCRIS-related reports, unavailable since the incident it disclosed on 23 September…
Published 3 Nov 2026Data as of 30 Oct 2026 CreditMalaysia's business loan growth quickens to 8.8% in September; household loans grow 5.3%Business loan growth rose to 8.8% year on year in September, up from 8.0% in August, while household loan growth was 5.3%, up from 5.2% in August.
Published 30 Oct 2026Data as of 28 Oct 2026 RegulationMalaysia's new consumer-credit committee agrees to work toward a single regulator for non-bank lendersThe Consumer Credit Commission (SKP) formed an Advisory Committee under the Consumer Credit Act 2025; it first met on 28 October.
Published 29 Oct 2026Data as of 27 Oct 2026 CreditMore Malaysians turn to AKPK for debt help: more than 100,000 in eight months, up 15%AKPK, Bank Negara Malaysia's credit counselling and debt management agency, said more than 100,000 people turned to it in January–August 2026…
Published 24 Oct 2026Data as of 22 Oct 2026 RegulationBNM plans 2027 national risk assessment as recent penalties target screening and due-diligence gapsBank Negara Malaysia (BNM) will carry out its next National Risk Assessment of money laundering and terrorism financing in 2027…
Published 23 Oct 2026Data as of 19 Oct 2026 Macro & householdsMalaysia's inflation eases to 1.8% in September as utilities inflation slowsConsumer prices rose 1.8% year on year in September, down from 1.9% in August, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).
Published 21 Oct 2026Data as of 19 Oct 2026 CreditMalaysia's BNPL balances reach RM6.6 billion at end-June; arrears share at 3.3%Outstanding buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) balances in Malaysia reached RM6.6 billion at end-June 2026…
Published 19 Oct 2026Data as of 16 Oct 2026 Macro & householdsMalaysia's growth slows to 5.3% in third-quarter advance estimate as mining contractsDOSM's advance estimate puts Malaysia's real GDP growth at 5.3% year on year in the third quarter of 2026, down from 6.0% in Q2 2026.
Published 17 Oct 2026Data as of 14 Oct 2026 CreditMalaysia's BNPL spending hits RM14.7 billion in H1; 4.0% of young users' balances unpaidBuy-now-pay-later (BNPL) transactions in Malaysia totalled RM14.7 billion in the first half of 2026…
Published 16 Oct 2026Data as of 9 Oct 2026 CreditMalaysian business loan impairment at 2.8% as SME relief approvals reach RM3.8bnBank Negara Malaysia (BNM) put the business loan impairment ratio at 2.8% in June, below the 2022–2025 average of 3.5%.
Published 15 Oct 2026Data as of 13 Oct 2026 CreditBMI expects Malaysian bank loan growth to slow in 2027BMI, a Fitch Solutions research unit, expects Malaysian bank loan growth to slow to 4.3% by end-2027 from an estimated 5% in 2026.
Published 13 Oct 2026Data as of 7 Oct 2026 CreditMalaysian property loan approvals fall 13.1% in August as approval ratio slipsApproved property-purchase loans fell 13.1% year on year to RM23.8 bn in August, according to MBSB Research's compilation of banking data.
Published 12 Oct 2026Data as of 24 Sep 2026 Regulation · Research noteMalaysia's BNPL providers face 30 November licensing cut-off and RM2 million equity floorUnder the Consumer Credit Act 2025, existing BNPL, leasing, factoring and other non-bank credit businesses must apply to the Consumer Credit…
Published 11 Oct 2026Data as of 9 Oct 2026 Macro & householdsMalaysia's unemployment rate eases to 2.9% in August, matching MarchThe Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) said on 9 October that the unemployment rate fell to 2.9% in August, down from 3.0% in July…
Published 10 Oct 2026Data as of 9 Oct 2026 RegulationMalaysia's Budget 2027 lifts business financing and guarantees to RM57 bn as rate-capped basic cards launchBudget 2027, tabled on 9 October, raises combined government loan facilities and financing guarantees to RM57 bn (up from RM50 bn in 2026)…
Published 9 Oct 2026Data as of 5 Oct 2026 CreditBNM: Malaysian household early arrears ease to 1.71% while deeper arrears edge upHousehold loans one month in arrears fell to 1.71% of the household book at end-June (down from 2.07% at end-March 2026)…
Published 7 Oct 2026Data as of 6 Oct 2026 Digital infrastructureMalaysian banks and PayNet to pilot industry-wide fraud alerts in the first half of 2027BNM's Governor said banks and PayNet will pilot industry-wide fraud alerts with selected banks in the first half of 2027.
Published 2 Oct 2026Data as of 30 Sep 2026 CreditMalaysian household loan growth steady at 5.2% in August as business lending picks upHousehold loan growth was 5.2% year on year in August (down from 5.3% in July), while business loan growth rose to 8.0%.
Published 30 Sep 2026Data as of 23 Sep 2026 Macro & householdsADB raises Malaysia's 2026 growth forecast to 4.9%, keeps inflation at 2.0%ADB's September outlook raised Malaysia's 2026 growth forecast to 4.9% (raised from 4.6% in ADO July 2026) and 2027 to 4.7% (raised from 4.5% in ADO…
Published 28 Sep 2026Data as of 23 Sep 2026 Digital infrastructureCredit bureau CTOS reports unauthorised access and temporarily suspends some reportsCTOS Digital detected unauthorised access to an environment supporting its consumer business and disclosed it to Bursa Malaysia.
Published 28 Sep 2026Data as of 21 Sep 2026 Digital infrastructureNew MyKad fails eKYC verification at several providers; registration department respondsThe new-generation MyKad, issued from 18 September, is not being recognised by providers' eKYC systems.
Published 28 Sep 2026Data as of 19 Sep 2026 RegulationReducing-balance hire purchase now offered by 14 of 20 banks in MalaysiaThe amended Hire-Purchase Act (in force 1 June) abolishes the flat-rate method and the Rule of 78.
Published 28 Sep 2026Data as of 14 Sep 2026 Competition & capitalGXBank signs IFC loss-sharing deal covering up to USD 110 m of MSME loansIFC will provide first-loss cover of up to USD 4.95 m on MSME lending of up to USD 110 m.
Published 28 Sep 2026Data as of 11 Sep 2026 Macro & householdsMalaysia's July unemployment steady at 3.0%; youth rate at 10.2%The July unemployment rate was 3.0%, unchanged from June, with 520,300 unemployed (DOSM).
Published 28 Sep 2026Data as of 3 Sep 2026 Macro & householdsBNM holds OPR at 2.75%; 2026 growth projected at about 5%BNM kept the Overnight Policy Rate at 2.75% at its 3 September MPC meeting.