The Malaysian banking system is characterised by strength: its eight main institutions are well capitalised, stress tested and solid, while the country has some of the most satisfied banking customers in the world. After a number of years of consolidation and in an environment of tight regulation, Malaysia’s commercial banks have continued to...
Bank Negara Malaysia is instituting a new retail loan pricing system in 2015. The central bank will create a reference rate framework to replace the base lending rate (BLR), a benchmark that has become less relevant as banks offered discounted loans, especially mortgages, priced below the BLR. It is hoped that the reference rate reform will...
Employing around one-third of the state’s population while contributing about a quarter of its GDP, agriculture has long been a lynchpin of Sabah’s economy. At the same time, the plantations sector has recently developed not only as a provider of food but of fuel, making the oil palm segment a key player in the state’s energy plans. The use of...
Known as the “Land Beneath the Wind”, Sabah is undergoing some important changes these days, with its economy gearing up for a major stride forwards. Previously one of Malaysia’s poorest states, it is now a dynamic area for growth with new discoveries and investments in oil and gas, the development of a downstream industry for palm oil, and a...
With property development now the third-largest contributor to gross development value (GDV) in Sabah, after palm oil and oil and gas, the state’s construction and real estate sector is a major pillar of the local economy. Concentrated on the west coast, particularly in and around the capital, Kota Kinabalu, real estate prices have risen in...
With Sabah placing the development of human capital and innovation at the centre of its future wealth creation, health and education have undergone a major boost in recent years. The sectors have also become major targets for investment. All this is being strongly assisted by both the state and federal authorities, which aim to see the private...
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