PULAU PINANG, Feb 17 (Bernama) -- In its continuous effort to support human capital development in the country, Export-Import Bank of Malaysia Berhad (EXIM Bank) presented part of its 2017 zakat payment to underprivileged families from Seberang Jaya, Pulau Pinang.
 
President/Chief Executive Officer, Norzilah Mohammed gave away the Zakat contribution amounting to RM183,000 to 183 selected recipients which was held in Masjid Jamek Seberang Jaya, Pulau Pinang. “We are thankful and blessed that we have benefitted from the region’s economic performance and want to share our blessing to help those in need,” said Puan Norzilah Mohammed.
 
The contribution was a portion of the total of RM1.3 million in zakat by EXIM Bank which will be distributed nationwide around Penang, Melaka, Kuala Lumpur, Terengganu and Sarawak for the year 2017.
 
In addition, RM5,000 cheque was handed over to Tuan Hj Omar Hassan, representative of Masjid Jamek Seberang Jaya, Pulau Pinang for the mosque’s expenses.

ABOUT EXIM BANK

The Export-Import Bank of Malaysia Berhad (EXIM Bank) was incorporated on 29 August 1995 and is wholly-owned by the Government of Malaysia. The Bank has assisted a diverse range of Malaysian business in an equally diverse range of sectors in their global ventures.  EXIM Bank is taking pride in meeting its mandated role of stimulating and enhancing the competitiveness of Malaysian industries for exports and investments globally via the provisioning of internationally and domestically competitive banking and insurance products and advisory services.


SOURCE : Export-Import Bank of Malaysia Berhad (EXIM Bank)

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