Bloomberg Malaysia’s central bank left its benchmark interest rate unchanged following July’s surprise cut, as policy makers wait to see if the government will adopt additional stimulus measures in its budget next month. Bank Negara Malaysia kept the overnight policy rate at 3 percent, it said in a statement in Kuala Lumpur Wednesday. The decision was predicted by 14 ...

  Bloomberg Poland’s central bank kept its key interest rate unchanged at a record low for a 17th month as economic growth stabilized around 3 percent and deflation stretched into a third year. The 10-member Monetary Policy Council on Wednesday left the seven-day reference rate at 1.5 percent, matching the predictions of all 30 economists surveyed by Bloomberg. Governor Adam ...

  Reuters The chief banking officer of Bank ABC, Ray Ferguson, will step down from his position at the Bahraini lender in early 2017, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters on Tuesday. Ferguson, hired from Standard Chartered in 2014, had been tasked with helping to formulate and implement a refreshed strategy at the bank which included expanding abroad ...