SME News
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2023-06-26
87% support for Malaysia Madani concept, says Fahmi
KUALA LUMPUR: Some 86.9% of the 8,860 respondents in a survey conducted by the information department are in favour of the Malaysia Madani concept, says communications and digital minister Fahmi Fadzil. He said the survey conducted about five mont...
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2023-06-26
Govt not planning to enforce ESG compliance for MSMEs – Rafizi
KUALA LUMPUR: The government has no plans to implement law enforcement actions on environmental, social and governance (ESG) compliance for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in this country. Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli said the impleme...
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2023-06-26
Economist: Subsidy rationalisation may impact Malaysia’s GDP growth
KUALA LUMPUR: Removing subsidies can be punitive to Malaysia’s near term growth and complicates the improvement in wages at a time when price levels remain elevated, said Bank Islam Malaysia Bhd chief economist Firdaos Rosli. The economist s...
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2023-06-26
SMEs losing the war for talent, study shows
PETALING JAYA: Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Malaysia are coming head-to-head with multinational corporations (MNCs) in the search for talent, and are losing badly. The main barriers that SMEs face are mostly cost-based. They include the ...
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2023-06-26
Mastercard Strive Malaysia to help micro, small businesses go digital
PETALING JAYA: Mastercard, in collaboration with the Asia Foundation, has launched Mastercard Strive Malaysia to support Malaysia’s growth and digitalisation priorities. The programme aims to digitalise and support the growth of 100,000...