MIDF’S NEW IDENTITY TO REMAIN FOCUSED ON CORE BUSINESSES

KUALA LUMPUR, Friday, 23 February 2007 - Malaysian Industrial Development Finance Berhad (“”MIDF”) Group today launched its new corporate identity, commemorated by the unveiling of its new logo by the Minister of International Trade and Industry Dato’ Seri Rafidah Aziz.

The logo launch begins another page in the history of MIDF. With the launch of the new corporate identity, MIDF is signalling a change in its business focus and corporate culture. From its establishment as a Development Finance Institution, MIDF today has become a bigger entity with its businesses realigned into four core areas namely Investment Banking, Development Finance, Asset Management and Industrial Property.

The realignment of its businesses and re-branding of the Group has geared MIDF to forge ahead offering a wider spectrum of services to its clients ranging from small and medium sized companies to big institutions and corporations.