SME News
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2022-09-29
Malaysian companies lead the way in ESG practices among Asean peers
PETALING JAYA: Malaysian companies still hold favourable environmental, social and governance (ESG) metrics among their Asean peers, says Maybank Investment Banking Group (Maybank IBG). Of the 475 companies covered by Sustainalytics in the Asean-s...
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2022-09-29
Minister calls for proposed RM200m allocation for Graduates Entrepreneurship Programme to be approved in Budget 2023
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 — The Ministry of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives has asked for the proposed allocation of RM200 million for the Graduates Entrepreneurship Programme (PUSH) be approved by the Finance Ministry in the Budget 2023....
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2022-09-28
Sirim seeks RM15mil federal grant to further assist SMEs
THE Standards and Industrial Research Institute of Malaysia (Sirim) wants the Federal Government to approve a RM15mil allocation to empower small and medium enterprises (SMEs) next year. Sirim president and group chief executive Datuk Dr Ahmad Sab...
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2022-09-28
Malaysia invites UAE to take part in development
ABU DHABI: Malaysia has invited the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to take part in various investment opportunities, particularly in the development of Bandar Malaysia and agriculture, says the Prime Minister. Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the c...
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2022-09-28
Businesses now less optimistic about profit prospects
KUALA LUMPUR: Rising costs have made businesses less confident that they will turn in a profit, according to a RAM-CTOS Business Confidence Index (BCI) survey. The BCI, which measures business confidence, declined to 51.4 in the third quarter of 2...