KUALA LUMUR: Bank Islam plans to raise RM1bil by selling Islamic bonds to fund organic growth as well as a potential acquisition in Indonesia, two people involved in the sale told Reuters.
The country’s oldest and largest Islamic-only bank is wholly owned by BIMB Holdings Bhd
, which last month said competition in the Islamic banking sector had narrowed profit margins and brought about the need to raise funds for growth.
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