Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Mara Boosts Efforts To Create 500 Bumiputra Millionaires By 2020

MARANG, Nov 6 (Bernama) -- Mara has targeted 500 millionaires from among bumiputra entrepreneurs by 2020. Mara deputy director-general (entrepreneurs) Datuk Mohd Rosdi Ismail said today, the agency had provided numerous programmes to increase the number of bumiputra millionaires.

Source from (Bernama): http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v6/newsgeneral.php?id=707536
Published: November 07, 2012

"Until now, 157 millionaires have emerged from Mara programmes and we hope the number will increase from time to time," he told reporters after a carnival and an exhibition of entrepreneurs' product in the district.

According to Mohd Rosdi, a millionaire as defined by Mara, referred to those who earned not less than RM2 million in a year.

He said, between January and September this year, Mara had given out RM475 million in loans to 5,375 entrepreneurs nationwide.

-- BERNAMA 

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