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Malaysian bank mergers unlikely to take place in 2019
Lenders still have to work on improving ROEs first.
Malaysian bank mergers unlikely to take place in 2019
Lenders still have to work on improving ROEs first.
Malaysian banks hike salaries by up to 12% for 20,000 employees
Banks also have to grant 0% interest for the first $24,414 in staff housing loan.
Looming loan slowdown threatens Malaysian banks' 2019 earnings
Lending is tipped to moderate to 5.1% in 2019 from 5.6% in 2018.
Maybank profits down 3.5% to $471.31m in Q3
It was hit by the profit decline in the insurance division over higher contract liabilities.
Hong Leong Bank profits dip 0.6% to $154.75m in Q1
Net interest income declined 5.7%.
RHB Bank profit up 18.4% to $138.84m in Q3
Net interest income rose 5%.
Malaysian bank loan growth up 5.7% in September
Lumpy business loans drove lending gains.
How compatible are blockchain and Asia's growing Islamic banking sector?
Lenders are adopting the technology in Shariah compliant smart contracts.
Chart of the Week: What's dragging the growth of Islamic banks in ASEAN?
Malaysia and Indonesia are still trailing behind their GCC peers.
Malaysia lowers cash transaction threshold in fight against dirty money
Hard-cash circulation has ballooned by 150% in the past decade.
CIMB Group appoints Datuk Mohd Nasir Ahmad as group chairman
He has been a board director since 2015.
Malaysia moves to enable money transfer via mobile number
Users can transfer money through DuitNow by December.
Chart of the Week: Malaysian bank loan growth may further soar in Q4
Loan growth in August went up to 5.4%, the highest it reached in 2018.
Weak take-up for Singapore's Tuaspring bid may hit Maybank hard
The bank may make additional top-up in provisions as required.
Malaysia urges Islamic lenders towards 'value-based' banking
Nine out of 27 banks have adopted the system.
Will property stress erode Malaysian banks' strong capital positions?
Residential supply imbalance raises risk to asset quality.
CIMB group chairman Dato' Sri Nazir Razak to retire
He has been with the bank for nearly three decades.
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