CIMB seeks to build a banking giant

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CIMB seeks to build a banking giant

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Nazir Razak neatly fits our 25th anniversary, joining CIMB in 1989 as an entry level corporate finance executive. He moved to the institutional equities desk in 1993, became deputy CEO in 1996 and full CEO three years later. Razak tells Asiamoney how CIMB’s rapid growth has left it well equipped to benefit from a growing region.

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