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RHB to boost lending to SMEs

RHB Bank Bhd, Malaysia’s third-largest bank, is planning to increase its small- and medium-sized enterprise (SME) loan portfolio to 40 per cent of total loans in five years. Executive vice-president Philip Lu Nam Ann said SMEs are a core part...

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Small Debt Resolution Scheme gets 102 applications for aid...

The Small Debt Resolution Scheme set up by Bank Negara Malaysia has received 102 applications from small- and medium-sized enterprises…

#bank#guarantee#interest rates


PwC says banks catching up to meet Basel II

Malaysia’s 10 anchor banks ”are catching up” despite being two to three years behind Singapore banks and nearly five years…


Call for equity funding for SMEs intensifies

Small-and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with less than RM25m in annual turnover could soon have the option of raising money from…

#bank#banks#funding


Basel II accord set to change Malaysia's banking landscape

“From the end of 2006, in Malaysia's case from 2008, bankers' elitist image will be pushed further into history, joining…

#bank#platforms


Bumiputra-Commerce signs pact to speed up loan approvals for...

Small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have been promised faster loan approvals by Bumiputra-Commerce Bank Bhd (BCB). The bank has signed…


Malaysian banks to adopt two-phase approach to Basel II

Malaysian banks will adopt a two-phase approach in complying with the Basel II Capital Accord, says Bank Negara Malaysia’s governor.…

#bank#banks#risk


United Base to help SMEs procure loans

United Base Consultancy Sdn Bhd, the financial consultant specialist, is keen to assist small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in procuring…


Credit Guarantee Corp’s bad debt provision up 150%

Start-up businesses were badly hit by the tough economic environment last year, as evidenced from the sharp increase seen in…


SMEs take advantage of zero import tariff

Malaysian companies, especially small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), have started to take advantage of the zero import tariff on Hong…

#economy#exports#GDP


Opportunities for SMEs

Sarawak ranks high among other States in Malaysia that generated investments for the country last year with a contribution of…


SMEs and consumers help likely bank loan growth by...

Bank loans may grow by about 6 per cent this year, the strongest yet six years after the regional financial…

Small Debt Resolution Scheme to help SMEs

Bank Negara Malaysia will start promoting its Small Debt Resolution Scheme (SDRS) to small- and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs) by the…

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