The WEBINAR for SMEsLoan/Financing Repayment/Assistance

19th August 2020, Wednesday@ 11.00am -12.00noon

Further to the announcement on 29th July 2020 by YAB Prime Minister on the targeted extension for the loan moratorium and repayment flexi-bility, covering individuals and SMEs; where eligible and qualified bor-rowers can apply for moratorium extensions from banks starting from 7th August – there was a build up of issues surrounding it.

There has been challenges faced by SMEs towards this end; and a spe-cially designed Webinar Session to discuss and share useful tips re-garding the application for loan moratorium extensions and pro-vide solutions for SMEs based on scenarios and feedbacks pro-vided by applicants in this moratorium extension period was held on 19th August 2020@11.00am.

The Webinar was organised/hosted by the National Chamber of Comerce and Industry of Malaysia (NCCIM) in collaboration with Bank Negara Malaysia; and with the support of:

The 5 constituent chambers of NCCIM: comprising -The Associ-ated Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia (ACCCIM), Dewan Perniagaan Melayu Malaysia (DPMM), Malay-sian Associated Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia (MAICCI), Malaysian International Chamber of Com-merce and Industry (MICCI), and The Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM)

The 3 Associations of Banks; comprising – The Association of Banks in Malaysia (ABM), Association of Islamic Banking and Fi-nancial Institutions Malaysia (AIBIM), and Association of Develop-ment Financial Institution of Malaysia (ADFIM)

The panelists of the Webinar discussion session were:

Mr. Adnan Sharif (Head of SME Banking, Maybank)

Mr. Andy Yeoh (Head of Sales & Business/Development, Hong Leong Bank)

Mr. Yip How Nang (Head of SME Banking, RHB Islamic Bank)

Mr. Abd Karim Ahmad (Head of Asset Quality Management, SME Bank)

The Moderator was Mr. Koong Lin Loong, ACCCIM National Council