SME News
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2023-10-22
Industries no other choice but go big
The first half of 2023 saw Malaysia’s economy chalking many positive indicators, including the 5.6pc growth in 1Q2023, which topped forecasts and saw the country remain ahead of many regional peers. In that period, Malaysia also attrac...
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2023-10-20
Focus is on raising government coffers
BUDGET 2024 is an expansionary one at RM393.8bil – the largest so far. Being the second Madani budget, it is essentially phase two of the overall Madani policy framework. Under phase one – Budget 2023 – the focus was on alleviati...
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2023-10-19
Let the labour market decide wages, says SME group
PETALING JAYA: The issue of wages should be left to the labour market as it can efficiently determine what each worker should be paid, an SME group said. For instance, employers underpaying their workers would find it difficult to retain them, sai...
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2023-10-19
RE policies still lagging
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia may have set ambitious targets of 70% renewable energy (RE) capacity and net-zero emission by 2050, but its policies are still lagging behind, according to an industry leader. Malaysian Photovoltaic Industry Association pre...
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2023-10-19
Entrepreneur Development Ministry to train more MSME entrepreneurs to adopt digitalisation next year, says minister
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 19 — The Ministry of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives (Kuskop) aims to train as many micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSME) as possible towards digitalisation next year to maximise their business potential. ...