Amanah Ikhtiar Malaysia (AIM): a story of the programme success / Zuraidah Mohamed Isa ... [et al.]

• Main Authors: Mohamed Isa, Zuraidah, Ali, Norhidayah, Ibrahim, Dahlia, Abd Rahman, Nurul Hayani
• Format: Book Section
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Business & Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Cawangan Kedah 2020
• Subjects: Small business. Medium-sized business; Credit. Debt. Loans; Financial management. Business finance. Corporation finance
• Online Access: http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/47665/1/47665.pdf; http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/47665/

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