SME News
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2024-04-01
Govt calls on Malaysian companies to take advantage of FTAs and explore new markets
KUALA LUMPUR: The government is calling on local companies to explore new markets via the country’s free trade agreements (FTAs), said Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz. The minister said the Mala...
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2024-04-01
AI impact on Malaysian firms' workforce size
KUALA LUMPUR: Some 69 per cent of companies in Malaysia expect artificial intelligence (AI) to affect their workforce size over the next five years, surpassing the global average of 56 per cent, according to a research. According to Hays Glo...
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2024-04-01
UOB Malaysia launches The Business Circle for next-gen leaders of family-run firms
KUALA LUMPUR: UOB Malaysia has launched The Business Circle in Malaysia, an initiative to help prepare the next generation leaders of Asia’s family-led firms to run their businesses and fast track growth. In a statement, UOB said members of ...
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2024-03-29
Some Johor SMEs losing half of workforce to Singapore
JOHOR BARU: Random checks with about 20 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) here have found that they have lost about half of their workers to Singapore because of the republic’s strong dollar. “Even hair salons are facing a shortage o...
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2024-03-29
EIC: Malaysia should set own pace, scale of transition to RE sources
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia should set its own realistic sustainable goals, at its determined pace and scale migration from traditional to renewable energy sources unique to the country, rather than merely conforming to global sustainability standard...