There are two economic stimulus packages that introduced by the government had worked successfully, this this mainly because that the first package, introduced to upgrade, repair, maintain facilities (including schools, hospitals, roads, dwelling quarters for police and armed forces, and police stations), …show more content…
This is to ensure continued access to financing, Restructuring and Rescheduling of Credit Facilities, Pre-emptive measures to sustain confidence in financial sector, Avenues for borrowers to seek assistance and redress (Bank Negara Malaysia Annual Report, 2010). At the same time, another response to the crisis coming from the government is the monetary stimulus was introduced to reduce the cost of intermediation (Bank Negara Malaysia Annual Report, 2010). This stimulus plan is to help reduced Overnight Policy Rate by 150 basis points between November 2008 and February 2009 to 2.0% and to reduce Statutory Reserve Requirement by 300 basis points to