KUALA LUMPUR: Maybank Investment Bank Bhd (Maybank IB) expects 2026 to be a more conducive operating year for the banking sector, with aggregate operating profit and net profit forecast to grow by 4.7 per cent and five per cent, respectively.
In a note, Maybank IB said domestic economic growth of 4.5 per cent in 2026 is expected to support industry loan growth of around five per cent.
