Central Bank of Malaysia

Central Bank of Malaysia
*Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM)*
	BNM headquarters in Kuala Lumpur
Headquarters	Jalan Dato Onn, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Coordinates	3°09′12″N 101°41′35″E / 3.1534°N 101.6931°E
Established	11 August 1993
Ownership	Government of Malaysia
Governor	Dato' Shaik Abdul Rasheed Abdul Ghaffour
Central bank of	Malaysia
Currency	Malaysian ringgit; MYR (ISO 4217)
Reserves	USD 111.4 billion
Bank rate	3.00%
Website	www.bnm.gov.my

The Central Bank of Malaysia (BNM; Malay: Bank Negara Malaysia) is the Malaysian central bank. Established on 26 January 1959 as the Central Bank of Malaya (Bank Negara Tanah Melayu), its main purpose is to issue currency, act as the banker and advisor to the government of Malaysia, and to regulate the country's financial institutions, credit system and monetary policy. Its headquarters is located in Kuala Lumpur, the federal capital of Malaysia.^[4]

The Bank is the only institution permitted to issue the Malaysian ringgit into circulation.

^ "Governors". Bank Negara Malaysia. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
^ "International Reserves of Bank Negara Malaysia as at 30 June 2023". bnm.gov.my. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
^ "Monetary Policy Statement". www.bnm.gov.my/.
^ "Introduction - Bank Negara Malaysia". www.bnm.gov.my. Retrieved 12 May 2022.

[1] "Governors". Bank Negara Malaysia. Retrieved 1 April 2024.

[International_Reserves_of_Bank_Negara_Malaysia_as_at_30_June_2023-2] "International Reserves of Bank Negara Malaysia as at 30 June 2023". bnm.gov.my. Retrieved 11 July 2023.

[3] "Monetary Policy Statement". www.bnm.gov.my/.

[4] "Introduction - Bank Negara Malaysia". www.bnm.gov.my. Retrieved 12 May 2022.

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