Oct, 22 The price of the oil basket (OPEC) fell to $60 a barrel.
Oct, 17 World oil prices fell below $70 a barrel.
Oct, 6 The capitalization of the world stock exchanges fell by 2.5 trillion dollars.
Affin Bank
The Bank serves both retail and corporate customers. The business units of the Bank comprise Enterprise Banking, Consumer Banking, Debt and Capital Markets. Consumer Banking provides credit cards, personal loans, mortgages, hire purchase and deposit taking services to individuals. Enterprise Banking offers corporations, institutional clients and SMEs services in corporate banking, contract financing and trade finance.
Headquarters:
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Address:
17th Floor, Menara AFFIN
80, Jalan Raja Chulan
50200 Kuala Lumpur
Wilayah Persekutuan
Malaysia
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