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Interviews & Viewpoints | Shahril Ridza Ridzuan, CEO, Employees Provident Fund (EPF): Interview from The Report: Malaysia 2014
Articles & Analysis | Slowdown in bonds: A number of factors are weakening appetite for debt from The Report: Malaysia 2014
Bond issuance in Malaysia has slowed considerably in recent months. The growth rate in government bonds outstanding went from the high double digits before early 2013 to single digits and negative after. The total had grown more than 10% year-on-year between February 2010 and February 2013, hitting a high of 31.1% in February 2012. Growth went...
Articles & Analysis | Curbed lending: Mixed reaction to rising debt levels from The Report: Malaysia 2014
Pressure is mounting on Malaysia’s central bank to tighten loan restrictions after its annual report showed household debt levels inching towards 87% of GDP at the end of 2013. With the highest household debt levels in Asia, demand for credit is driven primarily by the purchase of property and vehicles.
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Kellee Kam, Group Managing Director, RHB Capital from The Report: Malaysia 2014
How does loose monetary policy help expand credit and what risks are there for bank loan portfolios?
Articles & Analysis | The next step: Regulatory reforms have laid the groundwork for further expansion from The Report: Malaysia 2014
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...
Articles & Analysis | Tweaking the rate: A new reference rate is due to be set by the central bank from The Report: Malaysia 2014
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...