The quarterly results from OCBC rounded up a relatively positive third-quarter earnings season by Singapore banks despite global macroeconomic challenges. This beat the mean estimate of S$1.80 billion from four analysts polled by LSEG. OCBC, which counts Singapore, greater China and Malaysia among its key markets, said its July to September net profit rose to S$1.81 billion (US$1.33 billion) from S$1.49 billion a year earlier, underpinned by higher net interest income. "Looking ahead, macroeconomic conditions are expected to be clouded by growing uncertainties from inflationary risks, tightening monetary policies and heightened geopolitical risks," Wong said in a statement. The bank sees 2023 return on equity above 14 per cent but loan growth in the low single-digit range, reflecting market conditions, versus earlier projections of low-to-mid single-digit loan growth. Net interest margin was 2.28 per cent in the first nine months of this year. That is higher than the 2.2 per cent net interest margin expected by OCBC earlier for 2023. OCBC, which is also Southeast Asia's second-largest lender by assets, projected a net interest margin at 2.25 per cent region for 2023, according to earnings presentation slides by Group Chief Executive Helen Wong. SINGAPORE: Singapore's second largest bank Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC) raised its targeted 2023 net interest margin, a key profitability gauge, after posting on Friday (Nov 10) a better-than-expected 21 per cent jump in third-quarter net profit.
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