Thursday, July 25, 2013

Bank Rakyat To Disburse RM220,000 Business Zakat To 2,202 Poor Students In Sabah

KOTA KINABALU, July 24 (Bernama) -- Bank Rakyat is to disburse RM220,000 in business zakat (tithe) to 2,202 poor students from 24 primary and secondary schools in Sabah under its corporate social responsibility programme.

Source from (Bernama): http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v7/bu/newsbusiness.php?id=965694
Published: July 25, 2013

Sabah Regional Head Zainal Amini Sulaiman said the amount was the profit accrued from its business up to March this year.

Overall, Bank Rakyat recorded RM2.11 billion in pre-tax profit and zakat as at December last year, he said.

"The amount is a 4.7 per cent increase or RM94.9 million vis-a-vis RM2.02 billion in the same period last year," he said when speaking at a breaking-of-the-fast event and handing over of business zakat here last night.

Zainal said Bank Rakyat has always given particular attention to the CSR programme in ensuring the welfare and plight of the poor to ease their financial burden.

"This programme is in line with the government's aspiration to encourage corporate entities to endear themselves to the people in creating a caring and sharing community.

"This contribution is far bigger as Bank Rakyat branches in the east coast of Sabah have also contributed towards this noble cause in the Ramadan holy month," he added.

-- BERNAMA

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