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KUALA LUMPUR, March 26 (Bernama) -- Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) will tap fully growth opportunities that arise as Malaysia assumes the ASEAN chairmanship this year, especially in areas of sustainability, transition finance, and micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs).
KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 (Bernama) -- Borong, a local business-to-business technology e-procurement and e-marketplace company, has been ranked the second fastest-growing company in the Asia-Pacific region in the Financial Times High-Growth Companies Asia-Pacific 2025 list.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 (Bernama) -- More than 14,000 small and medium enterprises (SMEs), microenterprises, start-ups, and the low-income group grew in line with higher approval rates under development financial institutions (DFI) financing in 2024, said Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) today.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 (Bernama) – The Islamic banking and takaful industries continued to record positive growth in 2024, with the Islamic banking industry’s share of total financing in the financial system increasing to 46.6 per cent last year from 45.6 per cent in 2023.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 (Bernama) -- Stress tests conducted by Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) affirmed that banks’ capital buffers are sufficient to absorb a potential increase in credit losses from the business sector under adverse stress scenarios.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 20 (Bernama) -- Local oil and gas services and equipment (OGSE) players must leverage energy transition expertise to reach downstream consumer markets, said Economy Minister Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 20 (Bernama) -- The Malaysia Co-Investment Fund (MyCIF)’s total funds raised through equity crowdfunding (ECF) and peer-to-peer (P2P) platforms grew to RM2.6 billion in 2024 from RM2.2 billion in 2023.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 20 (Bernama) -- Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) and TikTok Shop Malaysia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to launch the ASEAN SME Upskilling and Digitalisation Programme.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 20 (Bernama) -- Boost Bank has partnered with CGC Digital, a financial technology (fintech) subsidiary of Credit Guarantee Corporation Malaysia Bhd (CGC), to provide RM130 million in financing solutions for eligible underserved micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs).
KUALA LUMPUR, March 19 (Bernama) -- The Ministry of Entrepreneur and Cooperatives Development (KUSKOP), through SME Corporation Malaysia, has channeled grants totalling RM2.96 million to 48 small Indian-owned enterprises under the Business Accelerator Programme for Indian Small Businesss (I-BAP) to date.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 19 (Bernama) -- Canada is intensifying its efforts to broaden its trade and investment footprint, including strengthening ties with Malaysia and seeking to penetrate new markets, said High Commissioner of Canada to Malaysia Jodi Robinson.
By Siti Radziah Hamzah
KUALA LUMPUR, March 18 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's oil and gas services and equipment (OGSE) companies have been urged to consider strategic partnerships to be more competitive and get more energy transition opportunities beyond the industry.
