SINGAPORE'S financial sector will take a beating as the global credit crisis unfolds but the innate strengths of the local system will keep it stable.

That was the assessment of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) yesterday when it released its annual Financial Stability Review.

In the review, MAS said it expects revenue at local banks to decline as bad loans rise - but it is confident the banks are strong enough to make it through.

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