Malaysian banks see lending growth soften ahead of year end
Deposit growth improved whilst loan growth may be around 5% for 2025.
Malaysian banks’ loan growth may moderate in the last two months of 2025 and land at close to 5% year-on-year (YoY) for the whole year, according to estimates by CGS International (CGSI).
The banking industry’s loan growth is expected to ease to 5.2% YoY at end-November 2025, from 5.4% YoY in end-October 2025.
Meanwhile, the industry’s deposit growth improved to 5% YoY in the July-October 2025 period, compared to just 3.3% in 2024.