MALAYSIA: Maybank Islamic has agreed to provide Bumiputera Agenda Steering Unit (Teraju) with RM600 million (US$172.85 million) in funding to be allocated to high-performing Bumiputera (the Malay race and other indigenous peoples) SMEs for working capital and expansion purposes, according to local daily New Straits Times. Maybank Islamic joins three other financiers (SME Bank, Malaysian Industrial Development Finance and RHB Islamic Bank) in partnering with Teraju for the trust, which has reached RM2.2 billion (US$633.78 million) in value.