It pays to be a good paymaster

Business boost: Successful applicants showing their cheques after the presentation ceremony at the Penang Development Corporation.

PROMPT instalment payments and a good credit record have enabled Ramlah Zainol to obtain a loan from the Penang People’s Bridge of Equality microcredit for the third time.

Ramlah started a dressmaking business with a stall along a walkway in 2005 and a RM3,000 loan from the scheme in 2001 pushed her forward.