Currencies in East Asia took a beating a few years ago, with some dropping about half or more than half of their value. But observers of the Asia financial crisis are still learning how to avert a ...

Alas poor Zeti Akhtar Aziz, Malaysia’s embattled central bank governor. At 68, and after 15 years in the job, she is due to retire next April. But it is not certain whether she will make it that far.

She has been a central figure in promoting the southeast Asian nation as a hub for Islamic finance since she took office at the central bank in 2000. Malaysia has built a comprehensive ...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 27 (Reuters) - Malaysia said on Wednesday it has appointed Muhammad Ibrahim as the new governor of the central bank, after months of market speculation and uncertainty ahead of the ...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 23 (Reuters) - Malaysia's central bank chief Zeti Akhtar Aziz said on Wednesday the threshold for foreign ownership of local banks remained at 30 percent but this cap may be ...