SME News
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2023-01-09
Digitalising MSMEs amid seismic disruption
TWO years on since the Covid-19 pandemic, Malaysian micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), which made up 97.2% of all business establishments in 2020, continue to bear the brunt of this catastrophic black-swan event. The impact of the p...
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2023-01-09
Indonesian businessmen encouraged by Malaysia's fight against corruption, abuse of power
JAKARTA: The Indonesian business community is encouraged by Malaysia's openness in recognising its corruption and abuse of power issues and readiness to address the scourge head on. They believe that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim wil...
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2023-01-09
Malaysian construction companies more confident about industry prospects in 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: Diversified contractors that participated in its15th Annual Malaysia Corporate Day (MCD 2023) are generally more optimistic about the sector outlook in 2023 compared to 2022, CGS-CIMB Research said. Analyst Sharizan Rosely said the c...
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2023-01-09
Cost of living issues to persist even as growth moderates
INFLATIONARY pressures have pushed the cost of living so much to the forefront in 2022 that it has become the key issue for most Malaysians and, consequently, the foremost issue for the new unity government. The dilemma is the culmination of sever...
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2023-01-09
Govt must have a credible fiscal reduction plan, says think tank
PETALING JAYA: Socio-Economic Research Centre (SERC) said today a credible fiscal reduction plan needs to be instituted by Putrajaya to ensure the government can weather the effects of future financial shocks. Executive director Lee Heng Guie said...