Malaysia

The PB-Esso Mobil Visa Gold Credit and Debit Cards, launched at the Esso service station in Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur, focus on the needs of drivers and support their affiliation to the Esso and Mobil brands.

In June Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, presented the fourth and final pillar of the Vision 2020 implementing framework: the 10th Malaysia Plan. The five year development plan, with a total expected investment of RM230 billion (approximately USD 70 billion), aims among other things to increase private sector participation in the Malaysian economy through a variety of means including public-private partnerships.

Bank targets additional 4,000 elite customers by year-end and total of 50,000 by end of 2015.

First lender in Malaysia to offer home financing based on Ijarah concept.

Customers could fulfill investment with package offering new range of financial solutions with exclusive China focus.

Licence will enable Great Eastern Takaful to distribute syariah-compliant life insurance products in Malaysian market.

Government provided headway to nation by setting up $477.36mln Green Technology Financing Scheme.

Lender sees product to surpass $20bln as global sukuk market is rebounding from crisis.

Malaysian lender prepares for transforming itself to become top regional bank within 5 years.

Silverlake Axis, Accenture, IDS Scheer and IBM handle large scale technology integrations under 1Platform.

Sub debt, whose proceeds to be used for lender's working capital, was 8 times oversubscribed.

Acquisition will give Affin Bank direct majority shareholding of 80% in the Indonesian bank.

HLBB also earned approval from the Minister of Finance to acquire subsidiaries of EON Cap.

Bank's performance and rebounding economy prompts lender to dominate more than 22.6% of trade finance pie.

Enhanced M2U mobile capabilities aimed to capitalise on Malaysia's impressive 37% jump in smartphone sales.

Contributions will be managed to create continuous stream of funds towards charity programmes by YWM.