SINGAPORE: DBS Group flagged strong business momentum after its profit rose to a record last year, cementing a recovery for South-East Asia’s largest lender as pandemic-hit economies rebound and boost loan growth and asset quality.
Singapore lenders are also expected to be big beneficiaries of rising interest rates, while the city-state’s economy is forecast to grow 3% to 5% this year after expanding at its fastest annual pace in over a decade in 2021.
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