KUALA LUMPUR, September 25 – Credit Guarantee Corporation Malaysia Berhad (CGC) is again given the honor to host the 27th Asian Credit Supplementation Institution Confederation (ACSIC) Training Programme 2017 (ATP 2017) from 24th September to 27th September 2017, at the Royale Chulan Kuala Lumpur. This is the third time Malaysia is given the privilege to organize the programme after having hosted it in 1991 and 1996.
ATP 2017 gathers 46 participants from 14 credit guarantee institutions representing 10 ACSIC member countries namely Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, Philippines, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan and Thailand.
With this year’s theme “Credit Supplementation Institutions: Going Beyond Guarantee for SMEs”, the training programme will serve as a platform for knowledge sharing, information exchange and to derive innovative ideas amongst the participants.
The focus for ATP 2017 is to strengthen the role of credit supplementation institutions, and to explore the avenues in which the participating Credit Supplementation Institutions could venture into, in order to remain relevant and competitive in the SME financing ecosystem.
According to CGC’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Datuk Mohd Zamree Mohd Ishak: “As the leading financial provider and supporter of the SMEs in Malaysia, CGC shall continue to guide and assist the SMEs to be bold in their strategies so as to move to the next level. The ATP 2017 is a great platform for all of participants to share knowledge and ideas, develop comprehensive and thoughtful blueprints that would chart our path in the coming challenging years.”
“We are honored to be given the mandate to host this year’s training programme as it provides many opportunities for ACSIC members to deepen our relationship so as to promote greater collaboration for the benefit of SMEs in Asia,” he added.
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