Dividends & Interest

Malaysia's Financial Sector Is Banking on Women

Michael Jenkins

Dawn breaks over Kuala Lumpur, the soaring Petronas Towers gleam in the early morning light, and the sprawling city comes to life. In Kuala Lumpur, one of the fastest-developing cities in the world, vast amounts of money are being invested in new office buildings, shopping centers, communication centers, and city rail transport systems. At first glance the city seems like any other modern city, with its skyscrapers and concrete freeways. A closer look reveals the juxtaposition of modern and traditional city life coexisting with kampong, or “village,” life. Around the bases of the skyscrapers, traditional Malay settlements are dotted here and there amid the ...

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