KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 2 — Investment analysts have maintained a positive stance on Malaysia’s banking sector for 2024.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 4 — MIDF Research is maintaining a “positive” call on the banking sector as loan applications and approvals hit new highs this month.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 — The government has called on banks to continue to offer loan repayment assistance to individuals and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in need, including assistance in scheduling and restructuring their loans.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 15 — The exposure of Malaysia’s banking institutions to the collapse of United States (US)-based Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) is minimal and limited based on the authorities’ assessment, according to Deputy Finance Minister Steven Sim Chee Keong.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 13 — The government is considering to expand the Rahmah Menu initiative not only in the food industry but also to involve the corporate and banking sectors.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 15 — CGS-CIMB has reiterated its 'overweight' call on banks supported by its projection of stronger core net profit (CNP) growth in 2023, which would accelerate to 20.8 per cent due to the non-recurrence of the prosperity tax or cukai makmur (CM) taxation.

LONDON/NEW YORK, Sept 2 — Finance bosses are offering more incentives, including free meals, ping pong and "contemplative spaces" as they battle to get staff back to the office, while concerns about the cost and value of commuting to work weigh on attendance worldwide.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 4 — S&P Global Market Intelligence is projecting the aggregate dividend payout of the Asia-Pacific banking sector to grow at a slower pace of seven per cent year-on-year for the fiscal year (FY) of 2022 to US$209 billion (RM921.7 billion).

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 20 — CGS-CIMB Research has reiterated its “overweight” call on banks in Malaysia, on the expectation of a recovery in net profit growth in 2021.