Malaysia
Goldman Sachs pleads not guilty in 1MDB bond sales fraud
Goldman Sachs pleads not guilty in 1MDB bond sales fraud
The bank is accused of misleading investors on $6.5b in bond sales.
Malaysia pushes QR-payments adoption to combat cash reliance
The DuitNow QR System is a key factor to drive interest in cashless payments.
Malaysian banks boast ample capital despite higher buffer requirement
The central bank has currently set the countercyclical buffer at 0%.
Coronavirus will have little impact on Malaysian banks: analyst
Overnight policy rate cut and the 2019 nCov dented the sector.
Chart of the Week: Malaysia's loan growth halved to 3.9% in 2019
Both household and non-household loan growth slowed.
Malaysian small lenders endangered by digital banks' entrance
More competition could jumpstart a build-up of debt within lower-income borrowers.
Grab, AirAsia, Razer in talks for Malaysian digital banking licence bid
Up to five licences will be granted to either conventional or Islamic banks.
Chart of the Week: Malaysian card payments to hit $81b by 2023
The interchange fee cap and adoption of new financial tech is helping reduce cash reliance.
Malaysian banks' net profit to grow 4.8% in 2020: report
But NIMs are expected to taper off a further 3bps over the period.
CIMB allots $730m for corporate sustainable loans
Borrowers will receive interest rate rebates upon reaching pre-agreed targets.
Malaysian SMEs complete UOB-backed digitisation programme
It is expected to improve their productivity by up to 30%.
Malaysia's loan growth slows to 3.2% in October
Loan applications slimmed by 1.1% in the same month.
CIMB allocates $12m for micro SMEs
Micro SMES may received financing of up to $11,991.
Malaysia's central bank extends maximum tenor of repo to 5 years
This expands the previous deadline of only one year.
Malaysia's Islamic banks pull ahead of Indonesia in the digital curve
CIMB Group has pledged to invest $477m over the next five years to strengthen its digital platforms.
Malaysian banks still struggle with sluggish loan growth
Loans grew by just 3.8% in September amidst persistent weakness in business loans.
Will swelling private sector debt threaten Malaysian banks?
Private sector debt as a share of GDP is tipped to hit 153% by end-2019.
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