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Malaysia Holds Key Rate as Vaccine Spurs Economic Reopening

  • All but one of 24 economists surveyed expected hold decision
  • Bank still sees economic risks ‘tilted to the downside’
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Malaysia kept its benchmark interest rate at a record low Thursday, maintaining support for an economy that’s set to fully reopen in a matter of months.