Dividend outlook remains bright for banking sector

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PETALING JAYA: The banking sector's earnings in 2025 will continue to be robust support by solid gross loans growth and stable asset quality, MIDF Research says.

"As a result, we anticipate lower provisioning charges, with the brunt of banks already having boosted their loan loss coverage to comfortable positions.

Operating expenditure would also come in at more contained level after banks invested heavily in 2024 and collective agreement adjustments for union staff.

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Markets: MalaysiaMali

Topics: MIDF Outlook Dividend Finance /Business/Business News Banking Analyst Reports

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Published On: 2025-01-09 @ 10:51:00 (12 hours ago)

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