SME News
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2023-09-11
State seeking educators to nurture talents for SMEs
PENANG is looking to recruit educators from colleges, universities and the manufacturing industry. Deputy Chief Minister II Jagdeep Singh Deo said there was a shortage of educators. “There’s a mismatch. There are more people requiri...
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2023-09-11
Malaysia to spend RM90 billion yearly to speed up economic transformation
[KUALA LUMPUR] The Malaysian government is committed to allocating at least RM90 billion (S$26 billion) a year from 2023 to 2025 to boost the economy and turn it into a high-income nation by 2025, said Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Monday (Sep 11)....
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2023-09-11
RM60m injection for 2nd chance SME financing fund
PRIME Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the government will provide RM60 million in the second chance financing funds for the small and medium enterprise (SMEs) and innovative entrepreneurs in the manufacturing and service sectors. He sa...
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2023-09-11
PM Anwar: Efforts to empower Bumiputera shift from selected companies to more entrepreneurs
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 11 — Efforts to empower Bumiputera will now shift from focusing on selected companies to empowerment programmes involving more entrepreneurs and small and medium scale Bumiputera companies, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwa...
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2023-09-11
Reintroduce GST with some tweaks but delay CGT for now: Economists
KUALA LUMPUR: The government should reintroduce the goods and services tax (GST) with some tweaks after prioritising the national agenda to widen Malaysia's revenue base. But imposing capital gains tax (CGT) amid slowing economy and rising liv...