PETALING JAYA: While Malaysia’s household loan growth saw a month-on-month marginal rise of 0.5 percentage points in August to 4.8%, outstanding business loan growth fell to 3.3% from 3.9% in July.
According to Bank Negara’s monthly highlights for August 2020, total loans disbursed remained steady despite moderating slightly at RM89.19bil, from the high level of RM100bil in July, mainly in loans for the purchase of residential property.
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