Better financial literacy efforts needed at the school level — Ahmad Maslan
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 21 (Bernama) — Financial literacy efforts still need a lot of improvement, especially at the school level so that the people are...
Takaful association hosts financial literacy programme for TVET students
KOTA KINABALU, Nov 19 — The collaboration between the Malaysian Takaful Association (MTA), Credit Counselling and Debt Management Agency (AKPK) and vocational colleges in providing financial literacy...
Vital to support SMEs to tap supply chains shifting to Asean
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 3 — Supporting Malaysia’s small and medium enterprises (SMEs) is vital as the global supply chains are shifting to Asean countries. Investment,...
High cost of living, poor financial planning among reasons people fail to tackle debts
KUALA LUMPUR, June 26 – The high cost of living and poor financial planning has been cited as among the main reasons Malaysians fail to...
AKPK says personal data of about 20 customers published on dark web, anticipates more breaches
KUALA LUMPUR, April 27 — Agensi Kaunseling dan Pengurusan Kredit (AKPK) has determined that about 20 of its customers have had personal information — names...
PTPTN details loan repayment discount, deferment implementation
KUALA LUMPUR, March 1 — The implementation of the National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) loan repayment discount of up to 20 per cent, which...
SMEs loan under repayment assistance remains high at 36.5 pct, new application moderated — BNM
KUALA LUMPUR, March 30 — The small and medium enterprises (SMEs) loans under the repayment assistance remained high at 36.5 per cent of total SME...
Urus in line with holistic debt management, financial planning solutions — BNM
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 14 — The introduction of the Financial Management and Resilience Programme (Urus) is in line with the country’s efforts to put in...
Banks to set aside RM1 bln to fund Urus Programme
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 14 — The banking industry is working alongside the Credit Counselling and Debt Management Agency (AKPK) to assist eligible B50 customers with...
Borrowers may contact BNMTelelink over problems encountered on loan repayment assistance
KUALA LUMPUR, July 19 — Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has urged the public to contact BNMTelelink if they were to encounter any problems with loan...
AKPK helps 32,349 individuals settle debts totalling RM1.5 bln
KUALA LUMPUR, March 10 — The Credit Counselling and Debt Management Agency (AKPK) has helped 32,349 people to fully settle their debts totalling RM1.5 billion...
SMEs still in need of loan repayment assistance should contact banks — ABM
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 — Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) still in need of financing repayment assistance post-moratorium are urged to contact their banks. Association...