SME News
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2021-02-18
SMEs geared towards a cashless society
The rise of contactless payments has the media talking about the fast-encroaching cashless society. Especially since the Covid-19 outbreak, contactless payment has become part of the new normal. We see bright days ahead with fewer cash-based crime...
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2021-02-18
Bank Islam drives digital agenda with TM One in Malaysia
Bank Islam has appointed TM One as preferred digital partner amid plans to accelerate transformation efforts and move away from “traditional banking” approaches across Malaysia. Terms of the alliance will see TM One - operating as the ...
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2021-02-18
Govt approves RM1.245bil under PENJANA SME financing scheme
KUALA LUMPUR: The government has approved a total of 6,613 applications involving RM1.245 billion under the National Economic Recovery Plan’s (PENJANA) small and medium enterprise (SME) financing scheme as of Feb 5, said Finance Minister Tengku...
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2021-02-18
Statistics Dept says 73,000 jobs created in 2020
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 18 - The number of jobs created in 2020 decreased by 31,000 jobs to 73,000 from 104,000 jobs created in 2019, reflecting a softer labour demand from businesses in the private sector, said Department of Statistics Malaysia chief...
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2021-02-18
Government still has fiscal space to help rakyat, businesses: Tengku Zafrul
KUALA LUMPUR: The government still has fiscal space to continue helping the rakyat, support businesses and strengthen the economy, Finance Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz said. Tengku Zafrul also said the government had approved RM12....