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Bank Negara Malaysia kept its overnight policy rate at 3.00 percent at its first 2017 meeting, as widely expected. The central bank cited strong household demand, higher inflation prospects and a weak ringgit.
Steady rates with inflation expected to rise keep the ringgit under pressure, which can lift the local cost of imported feed.
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