SME News
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2023-08-04
Reconsider taxing businesses hiring foreign labour, govt told
PETALING JAYA: A group representing small and medium enterprises has urged the government to reconsider a plan to impose tiered levies on businesses hiring foreign workers. SME Association of Malaysia president Ding Hong Sing said the tiered levie...
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2023-08-04
IBM Malaysia praises Madani Economy framework, especially on tech advancement, inclusivity
KUALA LUMPUR: Global multinational technology corporation IBM Malaysia Sdn Bhd has praised the Madani Economy: Empowering the People framework, especially emphasising innovation and inclusivity. Managing director Catherine Lian said the emphasis o...
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2023-08-04
Funding Societies signs MoU with CGC to help MSMEs
KUALA LUMPUR: Unified SME digital finance platform Funding Societies has partnered with Credit Guarantee Corp Malaysia Bhd (CGC) to empower micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) via the first digital supply chain financing guarantee. Funding...
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2023-08-03
S’wak govt, MPC committed in enhancing business environment
KUCHING (Aug 3): The Sarawak government and Malaysia Productivity Corporation (MPC) are committed to enhancing the business environment. In a statement from MPC, one of the ongoing initiatives is the Malaysia Licensing Guidelines (MyGP), done in p...
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2023-08-03
Ministry to boost plantation sector’s contribution to Malaysia’s GDP
KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Plantation and Commodities aims to increase the plantation industry’s contribution to the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) from 3% in the first quarter of 2023 (Q1’23) through new development...