The economy of Malaysia is the fifth largest in Southeast Asia and the 38th largest in the world in terms of GDP. The 2018 labour productivity of Malaysia was measured at Int$55,360 per worker, the third highest in ASEAN. The 2021 Global Competitiveness Report ranked Malaysian economy the 25th most competitive country economy in the world.
The Central Bank of Malaysia is the Malaysian central bank. Established on 26 January 1959 as the Central Bank of Malaya, its main purpose is to issue currency, act as banker and adviser to the government of Malaysia and regulate the country's financial institutions, credit system and monetary policy. Its headquarters is located in Kuala Lumpur, the federal capital of Malaysia.
Malayan Banking Berhad is a Malaysian universal bank, with key operating "home markets" of Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia. According to the 2020 Brand Finance report, Maybank is Malaysia's most valuable bank brand, the fourth top brand in amongst the Asean countries, and ranked 70th in the world’s most valuable bank brands.
Public Bank Berhad is a bank based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, offering financial services in Malaysia as well as the Asia-Pacific region.
Sime Darby Berhad is a Malaysian trading conglomerate. Its core businesses operate and serve in the industrial, motors and logistics sectors as well as the healthcare, and insurance segments.
Tan Sri Quek Leng Chan is a Malaysian tycoon who co-founded Hong Leong Group Malaysia. In 2018, Quek Leng Chan ranked #217 on the Forbes World's Billionaires list, with wealth listed at US$7.2 billion. As for 16 February 2021, Tan Sri Quek's net worth is listed at US$9.9 billion and ranked 147th on Forbes.
Prasarana Malaysia Berhad (Prasarana) (English: Malaysian Infrastructure Limited) is a 100% government-owned company which was set up by Ministry of Finance (Malaysia) as a corporate body established under the Minister of Finance (Incorporation) Act 1957 to own the assets of multi-modal public transport operator in Malaysia, under the government's move to restructure the city's public transport system. It is one of the largest public-transport companies in Malaysia other than Konsortium Transnasional Berhad. As a government-owned company since 1998, it operates stage bus and light metro services via several wholly owned subsidiaries.
RHB Bank Berhad is a Malaysian bank based in Kuala Lumpur and founded in 1994. It is one of the largest banks in Malaysia.
AmBank Group comprises AMMB Holdings Berhad is one of the largest banking groups in Malaysia whose core businesses are retail banking, wholesale banking, Islamic banking, and life and general insurance.
Great Eastern Life Assurance Co. Ltd, often known as Great Eastern Life or simply Great Eastern, is a Singaporean multinational insurance company and subsidiary of OCBC Bank operating in the Asia-Pacific region. Founded in 1908 by Alfred Hewton Fair, it is the largest and oldest life insurance company in Singapore.
CIMB Group Holdings Berhad is a Malaysian universal bank headquartered in Kuala Lumpur and operating in high growth economies in ASEAN. CIMB Group is an indigenous ASEAN investment bank. CIMB has a wide retail branch network with 1,080 branches across the region.
Abdul Wahid bin Omar is the non-executive chairman of Bursa Malaysia since 1 May 2020. He is also the chairman of the board of directors of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), one of Malaysia top universities, since 1 November 2018.
According to a 2013 public survey in Malaysia by Transparency International, a majority of the surveyed households perceived Malaysian political parties to be highly corrupt. A quarter of the surveyed households consider the government's efforts in the fight against corruption to be ineffective. Corruption in Malaysia generally involves political connections still playing an important role in the outcome of public tenders.
Etiqa is a leading insurer and takaful operator in ASEAN. A member of the Maybank Group, it offers a full range of life and general insurance policies, as well as family and general takaful plans via more than 10,000 agents, 46 branches, 17 offices, a bancassurance network comprising over 490 branches, cooperatives, brokers and online platforms across Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines and Cambodia. Etiqa is also the leading digital insurance/Takaful player in Malaysia with over 55% market share of online premium/contribution in the past three consecutive years. Etiqa is also the leading bank assurance player in Malaysia, a leader in Digital Life Insurance in Singapore and a leading Group Medical insurer in the Philippines.
Gibraltar BSN Life Berhad is a Malaysian life insurance company. It is a joint venture between U.S.-based Prudential Financial Inc. (PFI) and Bank Simpanan Nasional (BSN).
Rajesh Gopinathan is the outgoing CEO and Managing Director of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), an Indian IT services and consulting organization and one of the country's largest employers. He was elevated to the role of Chief Executive in February 2017 after serving as the Chief Financial Officer since 2013. Rajesh is one of the youngest CEOs in the Tata Group.
FWD Group is a multinational insurance company based in Hong Kong. Founded in 2013 as the insurance arm of Pacific Century Group, FWD Group sells life and medical insurance, general insurance and employee benefits in Asia. The company had USD$50.9 billion in assets under management in 2020 and in 2021 was managing US$63 billion in assets. On March 13, 2023, FWD Group refiled its Main Board listing application with The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong. The initial filing was made on February 28, 2022. In 2023, FWD celebrated its 10th anniversary, and currently operates in Hong Kong, Japan, Macau, Singapore, Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia and Cambodia.
Ahmad bin Mohd Don is a Malaysian banker and chartered accountant who served as the fifth Governor of Bank Negara Malaysia, Malaysia's central bank, from 1993 to 1998.
