Banks appear eager to provide SME loans as economy recovers — CIMB Bank

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 26): Banks appear to be eager to provide financing to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) as economic recovery offers better clarity for their risk profile, said Ahmad Shazli Kamarulzaman, CIMB Bank Bhd’s deputy chief executive officer of group commercial banking.

“Maybe in the past, during the pandemic time, there was a little bit less [clarity] in terms of [whether]…