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By Karina Imran
KUALA LUMPUR, April 24 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s energy security continues to be underpinned by a resilient ecosystem involving multiple stakeholders, particularly oil and gas services and equipment (OGSE) players that remain a crucial component of the industry’s value chain.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 (Bernama) -- The overall credit quality of business borrowings improved in the second half (2H) of 2025 with no notable divergence in trends across segments and sectors as shares of impaired loans and loans with increased credit risk for overall businesses improved to 2.8 per cent and 10.7 per cent, respectively.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's banking system total capital ratio remained strong at 18.1 per cent of total risk-weighted assets in December 2025, compared with 18.2 per cent in June 2025, with excess capital buffers amounting to RM139.3 billion from RM138.9 billion previously, said Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM).
KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 (Bernama) -- Profitability of Malaysia’s insurance and takaful sector declined slightly to RM4.6 billion in the second half of 2025 (2H 2025) from RM4.8 billion in the first half of 2025 (1H 2025), despite improved equity investment performance, said Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM).
KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 (Bernama) -- Household borrowings remained sound at end-2025, supported by strong debt-servicing capacity and a healthy labour market, with the loan impairment ratio stable at 1.0 per cent, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) said.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 (Bernama) -- RAM Rating Services Bhd (RAM Ratings) projects Malaysia’s system loan growth to come in at 4.0 per cent to 5.0 per cent in 2026, broadly in line with its gross domestic product (GDP) growth projection of 4.0 per cent to 5.0 per cent.
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- Credit to the Malaysia’s private non-financial sector grew by 5.5 per cent in January 2026 against 5.4 per cent in December 2025, reflecting a higher growth in outstanding corporate bonds of 7.6 per cent versus the prior month’s 6.9 per cent, according to Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM).
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 23 (Bernama) -- Global credit rating agency, AM Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of A+ (Superior) and the long-term issuer credit rating of “aa-” (Superior) of Japan’s Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company (Meiji Yasuda).
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 25 (Bernama) -- Insured losses from the recent “Gen Z” protests in Kathmandu are mounting, posing a significant threat to Nepal’s already fragile non-life insurance market, according to a new AM Best commentary.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 11 (Bernama) -- AM Best has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of A++ (Superior) and the long-term issuer credit ratings (Long-Term ICRs) of “aa+” (Superior) of Japan’s Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co Ltd (TMNF) and its subsidiaries.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 (Bernama) -- Stress tests conducted by Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) affirmed that banks’ capital buffers are sufficient to absorb a potential increase in credit losses from the business sector under adverse stress scenarios.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 (Bernama) -- Banking system deposits grew at a slower pace of three per cent in the second half of 2024 (2H 2024), driven by the slower growth of deposits from resident businesses, partly due to higher costs and debt repayment.
