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GXBank gets IFC backstop for RM470mil MSME lending push

KUALA LUMPUR: GXBank has secured up to US$4.95 million (RM21 million) in first-loss coverage from the International Finance Corp (IFC), which the bank calls the first risk-sharing partnership of its kind for a Malaysian digital bank.

GXBank gets IFC backstop for RM470mil MSME lending push

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Oil surges past $108 as Hormuz attack and Saudi pipeline shutdown rattle markets

Brent crude climbed above $108 a barrel on Monday morning after a merchant vessel was struck in the Strait of Hormuz, killing one crew member, and Saudi Arabia shut its main pipeline bypassing the…

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