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23 hours ago · Malaysia’s 2025 economic outlook remains favourable, driven by AmBank Group’s projection of 4.6% GDP growth (Budget 2025: 4.5-5.5%) and private consumption growth of 4.9% (Budget 2025: 5.9% ...
Dec 21, 2023 · Banking industry in Malaysia - statistics and facts. Choose a region: Malaysia. Most Malaysians understand the value of savings, as evidenced by the bank account penetration rate, which was...
On 24 January 2022, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM), launched the Financial Sector Blueprint (FSB) 2022-2026. The five year Blueprint outlines the vision and strategies for the development of Malaysia’s financial sector.
The Malaysian banking sector has played a leading role in indirect financing, while experiencing problems similar to those of other Asian countries suffering from the financial crisis. The direct reasons for the prob-lems include a downturn of the economy and collapse of the property and stock markets.
Jan 17, 2022 · Most economists expect Bank Negara Malaysia to raise the overnight policy rate by at least 25 basis points this year, which will help boost lenders’ net interest margins (NIMs). But the timing of any such hike will be equally important, says a banking analyst.
Malaysian banks are stepping up in their ESG journey but is adoption up to the mark? PwC Malaysia’s inaugural survey on environmental, social and governance (ESG) readiness among Malaysian banks indicate that there is still room for improvement.
Malaysia’s decision to open doors to digital (or virtual) banks comes close on the heels of other countries in the Asia Pacific region. This includes Hong Kong and Taiwan, and closer to home, Singapore, with its recent announcement to issue five new digital banking licences.
