Malaysian banks

Nor Shamsiah said the banking sector maintains healthy levels of capital and liquidity buffers.

This stronger asset quality will help Malaysian banks restore profitability faster than their peers.

It expects banks' prudent underwriting, together with strong capital and liquidity, will shield banks from any incremental financial stress.

RAM Rating Services Bhd believes that Malaysian banks will remain resilient despite the pandemic-ravaged economy.

According to Wong, an estimated 13 per cent of banks' loans are under targeted repayment assistance.

The proportion of loans under RA for these banks increased to 13 per cent on average in February from 11 per cent in November 2020.

Global Data, a data analytics and consulting company, had projected Malaysia's tech industry to invest about US$25.2 billion.

Nomura Research places Malaysian banks to be the least attractive among key Southeast Asian banks. They placed the Philippines' banks, Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia in that order

A research, commissioned by Microsoft show that Malaysian banks are slow to adopt cloud technologies if compared against regional peers.

Malaysian banks must constantly evolve and make necessary changes to stay competitive as more foreign banks make their way into the country, says Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Othman Aziz.

Malaysian banks have strong incentives to promote the growth of such investment accounts.

S&P Global Ratings on Monday affirmed the ratings on seven Malaysian financial institutions with stable outlooks.

Global credit rating agency, Moody's Investors Service, expects the capitalisation of banks in Malaysia to remain robust.

PPIM has urged Malaysian banks to absorb the six per cent cost of GST imposed on the Malaysian Electronic Payment System (MEPS) service.

Malaysian banks are solid as they are not involved in risky financial instruments such as derivaties by US banks, said investment guru Dr Marc Faber.

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