PETALING JAYA: Local banks, already hit by the economic impact of Covid-19, will see further pressure on their net interest margin (NIM) following the latest cut in overnight policy rate (OPR) by 25 basis points to 1.75%.
While the rate cut came within expectation, a banking analyst when contacted, sees a challenging second half for banks, in terms of growing top line and bottom line.
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