Moratoriums pose risks to banking systems in Asean


“Bank Negara’s stress test projects a rise in the banking system’s gross impaired loans (GIL) ratio to 3.1% end-2020 from 1.6% end-June 2020 and to 4.1% in 2021," Maybank KE Research said.

KUALA LUMPUR: Loan moratoriums and restructuring pose critical risks to the banking systems in Asean including Malaysia and need to be watched going forward, according to Maybank Kim Eng Research.

The research house said loan moratoriums and restructurings across Asean have muddied the waters on asset quality risks.

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