BANK Negara is fully aware of the losses some banks have incurred following the collapse of speculative and overvalued stocks on Bursa Malaysia but said share financing only constituted a small percentage of total loans and did not pose a risk to the financial sector.
“Right now, based on our surveillance of the banking system, the exposure of banks to share financing is well within prudential limits,'' said Bank Negara governor Tan Sri Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz.
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