Almost 90% opted to defer financial repayments, says debt management agency poll

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): According to an online poll conducted by the Credit Counselling and Debt Management Agency (AKPK), 88% or 1,648 of 1,873 respondents, opted for the deferment of financial repayments under the moratorium introduced by Bank Negara.

AKPK Financial Education Department, Module Development Unit head, Nirmala Supramaniam said a survey on 788 respondents who took up the moratorium found that 48% or 378 of them wanted to build an emergency fund.