SME News
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2022-07-13
Oversupply may dampen earnings of companies
PETALING JAYA: Plantation companies’ earnings are expected to be lower in 2024 as there are expectations of an oversupply situation which will push down crude oil prices (CPO). Hong Leong Investment Bank (HLIB) Research’s CPO assumptio...
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2022-07-13
Hiring activity rises among SMEs
LOCAL small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have been hiring aggressively on the back of the positive momentum of business and economic growth. A study conducted by BioHR showed that there is a 6% increase in recruitment during the second...
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2022-07-12
Report: Johor losing employees to Singapore dollar
PETALING JAYA: Businesses in Johor are losing employees to Singapore, lured by the republic’s high exchange rate, The Malaysian Insight reports. According to the report, Chinese restaurants are struggling to hire cooks and waiters,...
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2022-07-12
Nurturing women exporters
MORE than 3,000 women-owned businesses have registered under Malaysia External Trade Development Corp (Matrade). Its transformation and digital trade division senior director Khairul Annuar Abdul Halim said only 441, including 89 from Johor, were ...
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2022-07-12
Malaysia's biggest monthly outflow since March 2020
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia recorded the highest foreign portfolio outflows in June at RM5.4 billion, the biggest since March 2020. This was triggered by outflows in both Malaysian debt securities at RM4.1 billion and equities at RM1.3 bill...