KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 2 (Bernama) — Perbadanan Nasional Bhd (PNS), an agency under the Ministry of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives (MEDAC), in its five-year plan strategy is targeting a minimum of 5,000 financing approval to entrepreneurs which is expected to expand the franchise portfolio by 400 % from RM178 million to RM700 million.This is expected to…

PETALING JAYA, Feb 2 (Bernama) — The competition to be Malaysia’s first digital banks has intensified with the application for digital banking licenses now open for submission. After months in consultation with various stakeholders, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has set 30 June 2021 for the submission deadline which isn’t much time…

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Feb 2 (Bernama-PRNewswire) — IPC Shopping Centre is pleased to kick-off the ‘Niu Niu New Year’ celebration by serving the community in the ‘phygital’ space once more. From now until 21st February 2021, shoppers can browse through exclusive deals on IPC’s Instagram and Facebook page and enjoy…

TOKYO, Jan 29 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Next Meats Co., LTD, the controlling shareholder of Next Meats Holdings, Inc. (“NXMH”) issued a press release announcing that Next Meats Co. LTD had gone public on the American OTC Market this week as Next Meats Holdings, Inc. Following the release, the Company discovered…

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 29 (Bernama) — UOB Malaysia remains committed to providing repayment relief to its customers who are affected by the reintroduction of a nation-wide Movement Control Order (MCO 2.0) on 13 January 2021 to curb the resurgence of COVID-19 infections. The Bank is also extending support to the victims…

SINGAPORE, Jan 29 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — Vietnam’s Tien Phong Commercial Joint Stock Bank (TPBank) has chosen Wolters Kluwer’s Finance, Risk & Regulatory Reporting (FRR) business to provide software for helping to ensure compliance with International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) 9. The bank will use OneSumX IFRS 9, a module of OneSumX for FRR, for managing…

SINGAPORE & SAN DIEGO, Jan 29 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — ImmunoScape, a biotech company with an immunomics-based technology platform that provides novel insights into the human immune system, today announced the formation of its Scientific Advisory Board (SAB). The SAB is composed of leading scientists in immunology and oncology who will…

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Jan 29 (Bernama-PRNewswire) — A major regional study conducted by Eastspring Investments (“Eastspring”), the USD 220 billion[¹] Asian investment management arm of Prudential plc, found that three in four parents are unsure of their success in educating their children about money. Eastspring’s inaugural Money Parenting study (#MoneyParenting) surveyed 10,000…

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 29 (Bernama) — AEON Malaysia (AEON) has signed an agreement with Boxed to utilise its state-of-the-art technology to accelerate AEON’s expansion into new retail offerings. A proven e-commerce platform in the United States of America (US) that was fully developed in-house, Boxed recorded an annual turnover of more…

TOKYO, Jan 29 (Bernama-AsiaNet) — Nippon Express Bangladesh Ltd. (hereinafter, “NE Bangladesh”), a local subsidiary of Nippon Express Co., Ltd. based in Tokyo, has obtained Good Distribution Practice (GDP) certification effective Sunday, December 13, 2020, evidencing its compliance with standards for the proper distribution of pharmaceuticals applicable to air cargo import/export…