WHILE it's true that the SME Bank gave out 80% of its loans to bumiputra-owned ventures, non-bumiputras received 80% of Malaysia's total bank loans for small- and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs) last year.
Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Dr Awang Adek Hussin said non-bumiputra SMEs received RM80.8bil in total bank loans while bumiputra SMEs received RM18.2bil.
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