14 Malaysian companies, many of them banks, make the Forbes cut

Among the Malaysian companies, according to the list, were Malayan Banking Bhd (ranked 390th), Tenaga Nasional Bhd (490), Public Bank Bhd (632), CIMB Group Holdings Bhd (671)

PETALING JAYA: This year’s Forbes Global 2000 list saw 14 Malaysian companies making the cut and sharing the spotlight with some of the biggest, most powerful and valuable firms in the world.

The companies, according to the list, were Malayan Banking Bhd (ranked 390th), Tenaga Nasional Bhd (490), Public Bank Bhd (632), CIMB Group Holdings Bhd (671), Sime Darby Bhd (791), Genting Bhd (1,259), Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd (1,319), RHB Bank Bhd (1,405), Hong Leong Financial Group Bhd (1,472), Axiata Group Bhd (1,510), MISC Bhd (1,543), Maxis Bhd (1,596), AmBank Group (1,771) and Petronas Gas Bhd (1,881).