SME is the backbone of the country's economy. Bank Rakyat plays an important role in SME development by providing Islamic financial assistance via Credit Guarantee Corporation (CGC) scheme.

Eligibility

Companies defined as SME by Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM):

1. Based on Number of Full-Time Employees
   
   

   SECTOR SIZE	PRIMARY AGRICULTURE	MANUFACTURING (INCLUDING AGRO-BASED) & MRS	SERVICES SECTOR (+ ICT) & MINING & QUARRYING & CONSTRUCTIONS
   Micro	Less than 5 employees	Less than 5 employees	Less than 5 employees
   Small	Between 5 & 19 employees	Between 5 & 50 employees	Between 5 & 19 employees
   Medium	Between 20 & 50 employees	Between 51 & 150 employees	Between 20 & 50 employees

2. Based on Annual Sales Turnover
   
   

   SECTOR SIZE	PRIMARY AGRICULTURE	MANUFACTURING (INCLUDING AGRO-BASED)	SERVICES SECTOR (+ ICT) & MINING & QUARRYING & CONSTRUCTIONS
   Micro	Less than RM200,000	Less than RM250,000	Less than RM200,000
   Small	Between RM200,000 & less than RM1 million	Between RM250,000 & less than RM10 million	Between RM200,000 & less than RM1 million
   Medium	Between RM1 million & RM5 million	Between RM10 million & RM25 million	Between RM1 million & RM5 million

Concept

 Tawarruq

Purpose

To assist small and medium-sized enterprises to gain access to financial facilities.

Margin

• Minimum: RM50,000
  
• Maximum: RM10 million (maximum of RM3 million of unsecured/clean portion)

Tenure

Subject to type of financing.

Guarantee Fee (payable to CGC)

• Secured portion: 1.00% to 2.45%
  
• Unsecured portion: 1.5% to 3.00%

* Terms and conditions apply

Guarantor

No guarantor is required.

How To Apply?

Application can be forwarded to any Bank Rakyat's branches throughout the country OR directly to SME Financing Department at this address:

Small Medium Enterprises

26th Floor, Tower 1,

Bank Rakyat Twin Tower,

Jalan Travers,

50470 Kuala Lumpur

Tel: 03-26129600

Ext: 8945/8858/8311/8890/8794/8013

Fax: 03-2272 2306 / 03-2272 2307

Email: sme@bankrakyat.com.my

Basic Documents Required

• Cover letter for financing application.
  
• A copy of company's profile.
• Profiles of Board of Directors and company's management team.
• Company registration forms (M&A, Form 9, 24,44 & 49).
• Detailed information/working paper of project to be financed.
• Last 3 years audited financial statements and latest management accounts.
• Last 6 months current account statements.
• Financing information from other financial institutions.
• Net worth of guarantors.