19/04/2025

BIZ & FINANCE SATURDAY | APR 19, 2025

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TOP SHOTS OF THE WEEK

FAST MOVE ... DKSH Business Unit Consumer Goods, a leading partner for companies seeking to grow their consumer goods business in Asia and beyond, has entered into a strategic partnership with Eastroc Beverage (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, a global provider of high-quality and innovative beverages. Signing the agreement in Petaling Jaya on Wednesday are DKSH Malaysia vice-president, fast-moving consumer goods Daniel Schwalb (left) and Eastroc Beverage (Malaysia) CEO Leonard Tan.

CARGO TIE-UP ... Emirates SkyCargo signed a memorandum of understanding with Teleport, AirAsia’s cargo partner, at the International Air Transport Association’s World Cargo Symposium in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, on Wednesday. From left: Emirates vice-president pricing, airline partnerships and distribution Matthew Scott, Emirates SkyCargo divisional senior vice- president Badr Abbas, Teleport CEO Pete Chareonwongsak and Teleport chief business officer Jan Philipp Poter.

CROSS-BORDER LINK ... Maybank has become the strategic banking partner as well as the sponsoring and settlement bank in the second phase of the cross-border QR payment linkage between Malaysia and Cambodia. Maybank customers can now make QR payments through the MAE app in Cambodia. From left are Maybank president and group CEO Datuk Khairussaleh Ramli, Bank Negara Malaysia governor Datuk Seri Abdul Rasheed Ghaffour, National Bank of Cambodia governor Dr Chea Serey and Payments Network Malaysia chairman Datuk Izzaddin Idris.

NEW CENTRE ... Modec Inc, a company listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and a leading solutions provider in the global oil and gas floating production, storage and offloading industry, officially opened its regional execution centre in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday. Japanese ambassador to Malaysia Noriyuki Shikata (front, second from left) was given a VIP tour of the new centre, led by Modec country manager Masataka Utsumi and Modec project manager for the FPSO Gato do Mato project Raghava Venkateshwara.

CARD BENEFITS ... CIMB Bank Bhd and CIMB Islamic Bank Bhd have introduced Malaysia’s first transport-related debit card benefits via the CIMB Visa Debit Card. Announcing this in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday are CIMB Malaysia and CIMB Bank CEO Gurdip Singh Sidhu (right) and CIMB head of consumer banking Malaysia Daniel Cheong.

MARKET DEBUT ... MSB Global Group Bhd, a leading player in Malaysia’s aftermarket automotive parts and component industry, made its on the ACE Market of Bursa Malaysia on Wednesday. The share price opened and closed at 17 sen. At the listing ceremony are, from left, M&A Securities Sdn Bhd co head of corporate finance Danny Wong, MSB Global independent non-executive director Chia Gek Liang, executive directors Ow Chen Lun and Lai Swee Ping, managing director Datuk Ow Kee Foo, independent non-executive chairwoman Datuk Nonee Ashirin Mohd Radzi, M&A Securities managing director Datuk Bill Tan, head of corporate finance Gary Ting, MSB Global independent non-executive directors Law Lee Yen and Loh May Ann, and M&A Securities associate director Lee Yoke Wah.