PETALING JAYA: New loan applications by Malaysian businesses and households have been continuously falling over the past few months, indicating a weakening sentiment in the domestic economy.
With loan growth being a key determinant of the banking sector’s performance, the softening loan growth trend has led analysts to remain generally neutral on the outlook of the banking sector, which is the bedrock of the Malaysian economy.
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