SINGAPORE — Singapore's second- and third-biggest banks, among Southeast Asia's largest by assets, forecast on Friday an improving loan growth environment in 2025, after posting strong sets of third-quarter net profits that beat market expectations.

The forecasts followed the US central bank's interest rate cut by a quarter percentage point on Thursday, the second straight reduction after a bigger half point cut in September.

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