PRIME Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is confident that newly appointed Bank Negara (BNM) governor Shaik Abdul Rasheed Abdul Ghaffour is capable of continuing a sustainable and stable monetary policy.

The prime minister said he has full faith that Shaik Abdul Rasheed can face current challenges and create a new thrust for the country. 

Shaik Rasheed will take over as governor from Nor Shamsiah Mohd Yunus, who completes her five-year term on June 30. 

“Today, I met the new Bank Negara governor Datuk Shaik Abdul Rasheed Abdul Ghaffour. 

“I expressed my highest level of confidence in him to continue a sustainable and stable monetary policy and that it will be improved so that the country’s financial position will become better, stronger and more stable,” he posted on Facebook today. 

Anwar thanked Nor Shamsiah for her service in guiding BNM, especially during the challenging time of the Covid-19 pandemic. – Bernama, June 20, 2023.