The group's second-quarter net profit rose 4.4% year-on-year to RM1.09bil.
PETALING JAYA: Hong Leong Bank Bhd
(HLB) is hopeful that the dynamic local business environment, underpinned by domestic policy support that is anticipated to cushion lingering external headwinds, will provide the bank with new growth opportunities.
Group managing director and chief executive Kevin Lam believes that on top of resilient national consumption that is expected to continue, an anticipated pick-up in investment activities is also tipped to provide added impetus to domestic growth prospects in 2024.
