In a report last year , Maybank 's CEO , Mr Muhammad Farid Ali , has stated that the bank is not interested in acquiring a Philippine bank to widen its presence in the country , but will rather increase its own branches in the area from the current 80-plus across the country .
Following a report last week, Maybank's CEO, Datuk Abdul Farid Alias, has stated that the bank is not interested in acquiring a Philippine bank to widen its presence in the country, but would rather increase its own branches in the area from the current 80-plus across the Philippines.