Standard Chartered Malaysia and Standard Chartered Saadiq Malaysia have entered into a Portfolio Guarantee (PG) agreement with long-standing partner Credit Guarantee Corporation Malaysia Berhad (CGC) for a new RM300 million tranche.
Under the agreement, RM200 million in conventional and RM100 million in Islamic banking facilities will be made available to growing SMEs to facilitate new market expansion and digital transformation, amongst others, in their growth.
The agreement was signed by Sammeer, Head of Wealth and Retail Banking of Standard Chartered Malaysia as well as Sean Tan, Chief Business Officer of CGC and witnessed by Datuk Mohd Zamree Mohd Ishak, President and Chief Executive Officer of CGC, Mak Joon Nien, Chief Executive Officer of Standard Chartered Malaysia and Bilal Parvaiz, Chief Executive Officer of Standard Chartered Saadiq Malaysia.
Speaking at the signing ceremony, Mak Joon Nien referenced the Bank and CGC’s shared commitment to SMEs in the country. “SMEs are the catalyst to advancing Malaysia forward, with agility being key to their resilience as it allows them to quickly transform to adapt to new ways of doing business.
“Working with a like-minded partner like CGC continues to intensify our efforts to serve and channel financing to this growing and vital segment so that they can continue to lead Malaysia on its journey to becoming a digitally-driven high-income economy.
“We remain committed to supporting SMEs by providing holistic solution across term loans, trade working capital as well as cash and wealth solutions backed by our state-of-the-art Straight2Bank online banking and network capabilities,” he said.
Mohd Zamree highlighted the impactful partnership between CGC and Standard Chartered which has been instrumental in supporting Malaysian SMEs. “Reflecting on our journey since 2009 with Standard Chartered Malaysia and since 2013 with Standard Chartered Saadiq, it is evident that we have made significant strides. Together, we have launched 24 PG tranches totalling MYR2.46 billion, making a substantial impact on over 4,650 underserved and unserved MSMEs.
“This PG represents our unwavering commitment to serving MSMEs and highlights the continuous support and teamwork between Standard Chartered and CGC over the past 15 years,” he said.
Standard Chartered was the first ever bank to sign a PG agreement with CGC back in 2009. The bank holds a central focus on facilitating the digitalisation of SMEs in Malaysia by offering universal digital platforms that empower businesses to effectively manage their working capital and achieve sustainable growth.
Source: https://sme.asia/cgc-and-standard-chartered-launch-rm300-million-financing-to-boost-smes-growth/