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Malaysia's banking sector remains strong and well capitalised despite the turmoil in the global financial markets and commercial banks operating in Malaysia are healthy and resilient. Banks in Malaysia are mainly domestic focused with more than 90 percent of total assets in ringgit-denominated assets and most investments/assets concentrated in the Asean region.
Unlike the liquidity crunch that is seizing some of the key developed markets such as the United States, United Kingdom and the Eurozone, Malaysia, has been relatively unaffected. As at the end of August this year, the loan to deposit ratio stood at 74.5 percent, when compared to the high 90 percent seen in 1997.
The local financial system's strong liquidity, backed by a high domestic savings rate and Bank Negara Malaysia's mid-September external reserves of US$119 billion, will continue to facilitate the orderly functioning of transactional and lending activities to spur domestic economic growth, albiet at a more moderate pace. Commercial banks constitute the largest and most important group of all financial institutions in Malaysia with total assets of approximately RM1.231 billion as at June 30, 2008. The central bank's stringent supervisory and surveillance system has ensured that the Malaysian banking industry remained resilient in the face of the global financial crisis. Banks and Financial Institutions in Malaysia ABN AMRO Bank Berhad Level 25-27, MNI Twins Tower 2 11, Jalan Pinang 50450 Kuala Lumpur T: (03) 2162 7888 F: (03) 2162 5692 Affin Bank Berhad Affin Bank Berhad 11th Floor, Menara Affin 80, Jalan Raja Chulan, 50200 Kuala Lumpur T: (03) 2055 9000 F: (03) 2026 1415 AmBank Berhad Menara AmBank No 8 Jalan Yap Kwan Seng 50450 Kuala Lumpur T: (03) 2612 6888 F: (03) 2162 1606 Alliance Bank Malaysia Berhad, 28th Floor, Menara Multi Purpose, Capital Square 8 Jalan Munshi Abdullah, 50100 Kuala Lumpur T: (03 ) 2694 8800 F: (03 ) 2694 6727 Bangkok Bank Berhad 105 Jalan Tun H.S. Lee, 50000, Kuala Lumpur T: (03) 2072 4555 F: (03) 7078 8569 Bank Industri & Teknologi Malaysia Berhad Aras 28, Bangunan Bank Industri, Bandar Wawasan. No. 1016, Jalan Sultan Ismail, P.O. Box 10788, 50724 Kuala Lumpur T: (03) 2692 9088 F: (03) 2698 7976 Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad Tingkat, 11, Darul Takaful, Jalan Sultan Ismail, 50250 Kuala Lumpur T: (03)2616 8000 Bank Kerjasama Rakyat (M) Berhad Bangunan Bank Rakyat Tingkat Bawah, Jalan Tangsi 50480 Kuala Lumpur T: (03) 2617 3888 F: (03) 2298 2109 Bank Muamalat Malaysia Berhad Menara Bumiputra, 21, Jalan Melaka, PO Box 10407 50913, Kuala Lumpur T: (03) 2698 8787 F: (03) 2692 2000 Bank of America Malaysia Berhad Wisma Goldhill, Jalan Raja Chulan, 50200 Kuala Lumpur T: (03) 2032 1133 F: (03) 2031 9087 Bank Of China (Malaysia) Berhad Grd, Mezz. & 1st Floor, Plaza OSK, 25 Jalan Ampang, 50450 Kuala Lumpur T: (03) 2162 6633 F: (03) 2161 5150 Bank of Nova Scotia Berhad Menara Boustead 69 Jalan Raja Chulan 50200 Kuala Lumpur T: (03) 2141 0766 F: (03) 2141 2160 Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi (Malaysia) Berhad 1, Leboh Ampang, 50100 Kuala Lumpur T: (03)2078 9100 F: (03)2070 8340 Bank Pembangunan Dan Infrastruktur Malaysia Menara Bank Pembangunan, Jalan Sultan Ismail, Peti Surat 12352, 50774 Kuala Lumpur T: (03) 2615 2020 F: (03) 2692 8520 Bank Pertanian Malaysia Leboh Pasar Besar Peti Surat 10815 50726 Kuala Lumpur T: (03) 2731 1600 F: (03) 2691 4908 Bank Simpanan Nasional Wisma BSN 117, Jalan Ampang 50450 Kuala Lumpur T: (03 )2162 3222 F: (03 )2710 7252 Bumiputra-Commerce Bank Berhad 6, Jalan Tun Perak 50050 Kuala Lumpur T: (03) 2693 1722 F: (03) 2698 6628 Citibank Berhad Menara Citibank 165 Jalan Ampang Kuala Lumpur T: (03) 2383 0000 F: (03) 2383 6666 Deutsche Bank (Malaysia) Berhad 18th-20th floor, Menara IMC, 8, Jalan Sultan Ismail, 50250 Kuala Lumpur T: (03) 2053 6788 F: (03) 2031 9822 EON Bank Berhad 12th Floor, Wisma Cyclecarri, 288, Jalan Raja Laut 50350 Kuala Lumpur T: (03) 2694 1188 F: (03) 2694 9588 Export-Import Bank of Malaysia Berhad Aras 19, Bangunan Bank Industri, Bandar Wawasan, No.1016, Jalan Sultan Ismail, PO Box. 13028, 50796 Kuala Lumpur T: (03) 2692 7077 F: (03) 2692 7078 Hong Leong Bank Berhad Hong Leong Bank Berhad Level 2, Wisma Hong Leong 18, Jalan Perak 50450 Kuala Lumpur T: (03) 7626 8899 HSBC Bank Malaysia Berhad Bangunan HSBC No 2 Leboh Ampang 50100 Kuala Lumpur Peninsular Malaysia T: (03) 2050 7878 F: (03) 2070 1146 International Bank Malaysia Berhad No. 8, 1st Floor, Menara Multi Purpose, Jln Munshi Abdullah, 50100 Kuala Lumpur T: (03) 2691 2425
J.P Morgan Chase Bank Berhad 26th Floor, Menara Dion, Jalan Sultan Ismail, 50250 Kuala Lumpur T: (03) 2270 4111 F: (03) 2270 4110 Malayan Banking Berhad Menara Maybank 100 Jalan Tun Perak 50050 Kuala Lumpur T: (03) 7844 3696 OCBC Bank Malaysia Berhad Menara OCBC 18 Jalan Tun Perak 50050 Kuala Lumpur T: 300-88-5000 F : (03) 2698 4363 Public Bank Berhad Menara Public Bank 146, Jalan Ampang 50450 Kuala Lumpur T: 800-88-3318 F: (03) 2161 9307 RHB Bank Berhad Tower 2 & 3, RHB Centre, Jalan Tun Razak, 50400 Kuala Lumpur T: (03) 9206 8118 F: (03) 9206 8088 Southern Bank Berhad Southern Bank Berhad 49, Jalan Hang Lekiu 50100 Kuala Lumpur T: (03) 2070 0222 F: (03 )2071 1748 Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia Berhad 1st Floor, No. 2, Jalan Ampang, 50450 Kuala Lumpur T: (03) 2054 4999 F: (03) 2031 0621 United Overseas Bank (Malaysia) Berhad Level 2, Menara UOB Jalan Raja Laut 50350 Kuala Lumpur T: (03) 2612 8121 F: (03) 2691 2121 |