Kuala lumpur: Small Medium Enterprise Development Bank Malaysia (‘SME Bank’), a subsidiary of Bank Pembangunan Malaysia Berhad (‘BPMB’), today announced its beyond financing developmental achievements for the first half of 2025 (‘1H 2025’). This strong performance reflects SME Bank’s continued alignment with Bank Negara Malaysia’s (‘BNM’) Performance Measurement Framework (‘PMF’) and the Government’s MADANI economic framework, reinforcing the Bank’s position as one of the nation’s leading Development Financial Institutions (‘DFIs’) mandated to empower the entire SME ecosystem.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, Datuk Dr. Mohammad Hardee Ibrahim, Acting President and Chief Executive Officer of SME Bank, emphasized the bank’s commitment to creating a broader developmental impact. He noted that the bank successfully empowered 5,735 entrepreneurs during 1H 2025, supported by its dedicated capacity building and training arm, the Centre for Entrepreneur Development and Research (‘CEDAR’). This achievement marks a significant increase of 158% compared to the 2,225 entrepreneurs recorded during the same period in 2024.