More M&As ahead in the banking sector?


A promising target is AFG - Malaysia's smallest domestic bank with a 3% market share in both loan assets and deposits.

An analyst does not discount the possibility of a Maybank-Public Bank merger.

WITH the financial institution landscape shrinking fast, the number of banks in operation is countable. It will appear that moving forward, medium-sized banks will cease to exist.

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