KUALA LUMPUR, April 4 (Bernama) -- Agrobank, a government-owned agricultural development Islamic bank recently collaborated with Imam Muda Asyraf Ridzuan to produce a series of tazkirah named ‘Agrobank Bertazkirah’. The tazkirah is part of the Bank’s effort to disseminate information on issues related to financial management from the perspective of Islamic finance and agriculture.
 
According to Syed Alwi Mohamed Sultan, President / Chief Executive Officer of Agrobank, “This is in line with Agrobank’s focus as a full-fledged Islamic Bank. ‘Agrobank Bertazkirah’ is one of the thought-leadership initiatives by Agrobank with the aim to share knowledge and Islamic perspectives on various topics related to money matters, banking, agri-business and more.”
 
“As a development financial institution (DFI) with a strong focus on socio-economic development within the agriculture sector, elements of value-based intermediation (VBI) have been deeply rooted in the Bank’s core values and business activities.”
 
“Agrobank believes in being a responsible corporate citizen. The sharing stories of good values and lessons are important to instill positive values in our own employees as well as the communities that we served. We are leveraging on social media and digital channels to reach out to a wider audience,” he added.
 
‘Agrobank Bertazkirah’ can be viewed on Imam Muda Asyraf Facebook and Agrobank Facebook with titles as below:

About Agrobank

Agrobank is a leader in agriculture financing and values-based banking based (VBI)* in Malaysia. Established in 1969, Agrobank is actively involved in charting the growth and development of Malaysia’s agriculture industry by offering shariah compliant products and solutions across various customer segments including corporate, commercial, consumer, trade finance and micro financing customers. Agrobank is a full-fledged Islamic bank since 1^st July 2015.

As a market driven, customer-centric DFI (Development Financial Institution) with a primary focus on strengthening the agriculture sector in Malaysia, Agrobank strikes an equal balance to its developmental and commercial roles to benefit the agriculture sector. Agrobank provides a comprehensive repertoire of financing solutions for the agriculture community; that includes upstream activities related to primary food and commodities-based agriculture activities to downstream activities such as processing, marketing and distribution of agricultural products.

Agrobank also offers retail banking financing solutions to improve the well-being of the agriculture community. This is done through its network of 192 customer touch points including 138 branches, 1 agro banking, 1 virtual banking, 10 commercial financing centre, 34 kiosk, 8 agro corners & agro point.

In 2019, Agrobank celebrates its golden jubilee Anniversary, as it marks 50 years of its proud establishment developing the agro industry.
 
www.agrobank.com.my

*VBI or value-based intermediation is an initiative by Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) which aims to improve the products and services offered by Islamic financial institutions towards a better facilitation of entrepreneurship, community well-being, sustainable environment and economic growth, without compromising on shareholders’ returns

Issued by Strategic Communications Department, Agrobank


SOURCE : Agrobank

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Name : Ainul Rofidza Ibrahim
Tel : 03-2731 1600 (ext 2624) / 019-225 8210
Email : ainul.ibrahim@agrobank.com.my

Name : Budiotomo Othman
Tel : 03-2731 1600 (ext 1656) / 016-350 4274
Email : budiotomo@agrobank.com.my

Name : Syarifah Syameen Syed Johari
Tel : 03-2731 1600 (ext 1652) / 012-310 1766
Email : syameen@agrobank.com.my

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