A Detailed Analysis of the Malaysian Commercial Banking Industry for Q308: Understand Trends, Developments & the Competitive Landscape.

DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/737c5c/malaysia_commercia) has announced the addition of the "Malaysia Commercial Banking Report Q3 2008" report to their offering.

The Malaysia Commercial Banking Report provides independent forecasts and competitive intelligence on Malaysia's commercial banking industry.

Over the last year, the crisis in the inter-bank market, and the soaring prices of oil and other raw materials, tended to obscure several other important trends. In most of the developing world (i.e. the vast majority of the countries whose banking industries are surveyed by BMI), lending has been growing quickly. In many emerging markets, inflationary pressures have been boosted by a rapid increase in credit. In a number of emerging markets, macro economic imbalances are evident. The figures on the tables above provide a snapshot of the banking sector in Malaysia and the changes that have taken place within it over the last year. To place the figures in context, it may be useful to bear in mind certain aspects of the 59 countries whose banking sectors are currently surveyed by BMI. Across this sample, the median growth in assets in local currency terms was 21.3% (in Colombia). The median loan growth was 21.6% (in India). The median growth in deposits was 17.9% (in Brazil). On their own, the ratios of loans to deposits, assets, and GDP mean little: however, they can provide useful hints when combined with other data. Across the 59 countries, the median loan/deposit ratio is 92.3% (in Greece). The median loan/asset ratio is 56.0% (in Poland). The median loan/GDP ratio was 63.9% in India.

From Q308, we have included a new section that examines the risks associated with each country's banking sector in a new way. We have essentially sought to ask this question: to what extent will the banking sector likely need to source funding from banks in the rest of the world over the course of 2008. Given that the answer is not necessarily, on its own, meaningful, we have looked at other key issues such as the size and recent movement in the loan/deposit ratio, macro-economic developments and recent movements in financial markets.

Two general themes pervade the banking sectors of the Asia-Pacific region. The first is that the excess savings within Greater China and Japan remain enormous and are likely to grow. One expression of this will be the continuing growth in bank deposits that is, in absolute terms, considerably greater than the growth in lending. The second is that central banks have, in much of the region, been moving to tighten monetary policy. This has already had an impact on the behaviour of the banks.

As in previous reports, we include a SWOT analysis for Malaysia. The banking sector has many strengths and, over the long-term, is well placed to consolidate its leadership in Islamic banking. In the short-to-medium term, though, Malaysia's banking sector stands out for its slow growth by the standard of other countries in the region.

Since Q108, we have calculated, on a consistent basis, a Commercial Bank Business Environment Rating (CBBER) for each of the 59 countries surveyed. The CBBER includes an assessment of the limits of potential returns: it does this by taking into account the size, growth potential and bancassurance potential of the banking sector, as well as aspects of the economy in 2007. The CBBER also depends on an assessment of the risks to the realisation of potential returns: this reflects BMI's assessments of overall country risk, together with the regulatory and competitive environment.

Malaysia's overall CBBER is 67.5. Within the limits to potential return, the banking market structure and the country structure are almost evenly rated - with scores of 67.5 and 62.0 respectively. Within the risks to the realisation of potential returns, the banking elements and the country elements are also evenly rated - with respective scores of 76.0 and 69.9.

Key Topics Covered:

- Key Issues

- Changes To The Commercial Banking Report

- Malaysian Commercial Banking SWOT

- Commercial Banking Business Environment Rating

- Anticipated Development in 2008

- Lending Overview

- Macroeconomic Trends And Developments

- Industry Forecast Scenario

- Comment On Developments Over Last Year

- Comment On Forecasts

- Comment On Trends and Ratios

- Banks' Bond Portfolios

- Competitive Landscape And Protagonists

- Methodology

- Commercial Bank Business Environment Rating

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