KUALA LUMPUR: The idea that Malaysia is shielded from contagion risks arising from the distressed Western economies is a myth, according to banking executives.
“The whole notion of Malaysia being insulated is something we need to be less sanguine about,” Hong Leong Bank group chief risk officer (CRO) Justin Soong said during a panel discussion at the Asian Strategy and Leadership Institute's Malaysian Banking Summit.
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