To better equip businesses, Microsoft announced the enhancing of its cloud portfolio with the launch of Azure Stack, Microsoft 365 and SQL Server 2017. Together, these solutions will add flavour to Microsoft’s existing array of cloud & hybrid platform, that has been at the helm of driving digital transformation for businesses over the past 25 years in Malaysia. 

These solutions are the perfect tools for organizations to boost their hybrid cloud strategy to take advantage of modern cloud computing capabilities. 

CIMB Group ("CIMB" or "the Group") has announced that all requisite approvals had been obtained for the closure of CME, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of CIMB Group, and CME would henceforth cease to be a subsidiary of CIMB Group. This was also pursuant to the announcement made by the Group on 28 July 2016. 

The Closure of CME would not have any effect on the share capital of CIMB Group and substantial shareholders’ shareholding in the Company, and does not have any material effect on the consolidated earnings and net assets of CIMB Group. 

Two leading accountancy bodies, ACCA (As sociation of Chartered Certified Accountants) and MICPA (The Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants) have renewed an agreement that supports both parties’ commitment to develop and strengthen the accountancy profession in Malaysia.

The Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA), which was originally signed by both premier accountancy bodies in August 2007, will now run for a further five years until 2022.