Labuan IBFC's Financial Services Community Band Together to Contribute to the Relief Efforts in Combating COVID-19

LABUAN,Malaysia,March 27,2020 --Labuan International Business and Financial Centre,Labuan IBFC's financial services and intermediation community have come together to assist local authorities in relief efforts via the pooling of resources.

Labuan IBFC’s Financial Services Community Band Together to Contribute to the Relief Efforts in Combating Covid-19

Labuan IBFC's Cross-Industry Group comprising of all the industry associations representing licensed entities in the jurisdiction has led the formation of a pool fund,focused on providing relief to frontliners and those less fortunate in Labuan.

This Cross-Industry Group consists of Labuan Financial Services Authority,Labuan International Insurance Association,Association of Labuan Banks,Association of Labuan Trust Companies,Labuan Investment Banking Group and the Labuan Fintech Association.

The Labuan IBFC Community is deeply concerned about the growing scale of the COVID-19 pandemic and its social and economic impact,particularly on Labuan island. Specifically,this resource pool will fund towards the purchase and distribution of personal protective equipment for hospital staff,healthcare providers,and other frontline service personnel on the island.

Relief,in the form of household necessities,will also be provided to those in the B40 income group and to daily wage earners who are impacted by the situation,as well as schools and small businesses.

The above effort is testament of the commitment and empathy of the Labuan IBFC community towards the people of Labuan island,by providing whatever assistance it can to relieve hardships under the current situation.

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Asia Pacific's Midshore International Business and Financial Centre

Labuan International Business and Financial Centre (Labuan IBFC),through our internationally recognised yet business-friendly legal framework,is the preferred international business and financial centre in Asia. Established in 1990,Labuan IBFC is regulated by the Labuan Financial Services Authority (Labuan FSA),statutory Regulator under the purview of the Ministry of Finance,Malaysia.

As a midshore jurisdiction,we offer global investors and businesses the benefits of being in a well-regulated and supervised jurisdiction,which adheres to international standards of compliance in tax transparency. We also provide fiscal neutrality and certainty in a currency neutral operating environment. Labuan IBFC,located in the centre of Asia,boasts a cost-efficient enabling environment making it an ideal location for substance creation for both global businesses looking at penetrating Asia or Asian entities aiming to go global.

Offering a wide range of business structures and investment solutions catered to cross-border transactions and international business dealings including fintech related solutions. We also provide services and solutions in niches such as risk management,commodity trading,reinsurance,wealth management,international business companies and Islamic financial services. Operating with clear and comprehensive legal provisions,guidelines and practice notes,enforced by a single regulator,Labuan FSA,Labuan IBFC provides an ideal jurisdiction for both corporates and high-net-worth individuals with international exposure.

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