KUALA LUMPUR, July 9 — Bank Islam Malaysia Bhd, RHB Banking Group, and Public Bank Bhd have revised their standardised base rate (SBR), base rate (BR), and base financing rate (BFR), following Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) decision to reduce the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) by 25 basis points (bps), from 3.00 per cent to 2.75 per cent today.

SINGAPORE, Nov 9 — Singapore's biggest lender DBS Group Holdings Ltd is exploring expanding into Malaysia with potential acquisitions of stakes in banks in its Southeast Asian neighbour, including in one of Malaysia's smallest banks by assets, two sources said.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 — Alliance Bank Malaysia Bhd and Alliance Islamic Bank Bhd will raise their standardised base rate (SBR) by 25 basis points to 3.00 per cent per annum to mirror the overnight policy rate (OPR) effective May 10, 2023, following Bank Negara Malaysia’s OPR revision to 3.00 per cent on May 3, 2023, from 2.75 per cent.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 7 — Alliance Bank Malaysia Bhd will raise its Base Rate, Base Lending Rate and Base Financing Rate by 25 basis points (bps) effective July 13, 2022, following Bank Negara Malaysia’s revision of the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) on July 6, 2022.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 18 — Alliance Bank Malaysia Bhd is closing its Tawau branch after two of its employees were tested positive for Covid-19.