PETALING JAYA: The merger of Malaysia Building Society Bhd (MBSB) and Asian Finance Bhd (AFB) will lead to stiffer competition among smaller Islamic banks to secure deposits, according to Moody’s Investors Service.
It said such a deal would likely lead to the larger of the two financial institutions, MBSB, emerging as the surviving entity.
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