Malaysia’s central bank names new monetary policy committee member

Datuk Yogeesvaran Kumaraguru has been named an external member for a 2-year term.

Datuk Yogeesvaran Kumaraguru has been named an external member for a 2-year term.

Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has appointed Datuk Yogeesvaran Kumaraguru as an external member of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC).

The appointment is for a two-year term effective 1 September 2024.

Kumaguru spent 27 years in the Economic Planning Unit (EPU) before joining Malaysia’s Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities as secretary-general in 2017.

He has also served as a consultant on economic matters to the World Bank and the United Nations.

He holds a master’s degree in economics from the University of Manchester, United Kingdom; a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Malaya; and a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree from the University of London.

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