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AIM eases repayment terms

Published on: Friday, March 15, 2013

SUNGAI PETANI: Amanah Ikhtiar Malaysia (AIM) is relaxing its loan repayment terms to members in East Sabah affected by the terrorist intrusion in Lahad Datu, Sabah.

Its Director, Datuk Zabidah Ismail said the postponement of repayment commencing from the start of the incident would be extended until next week involving 10 branches and collection amounting to about RM1 million a month.

She said AIM had 22 branches in Sabah with 52,000 members and 21,000 of whom were located in the East Sabah areas.

"Since the incident erupted, the management of AIM has decided to postpone loan repayment which is paid weekly while AIM employees there were given leave until the situation improves," she said.