Malaysia's central bank unexpectedly increased its key interest rate on Wednesday, aiming to bring down persistently high inflation amid firm demand conditions in the domestic economy.
The Monetary Policy Committee of Bank Negara Malaysia decided to hike the Overnight Policy Rate by 25 basis points to 3.00 percent.
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