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KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (Matrade) and the Selangor Information Technology and Digital Economy Corporation (Sidec) will address a business forum on April 9.

The event, organised by the Economic Bureau of Persatuan Hainan Selangor & Wilayah Persekutuan, will be held at the association's convention hall in Robson Heights. Admission is free.

In a statement, Matrade said that the forum aims to inform the business community about the government's latest economic and industrialisation initiatives.

In addition to Matrade and Sidec representatives, the event will feature presentations from bankers, digital media practitioners, and entrepreneurs, covering business opportunities, support programmes, and financing options.

An economic bureau spokesman said as Malaysia is fast emerging as an ideal location for foreign direct investments (FDI) in trading, information technology (IT) and artificial intelligence (AI), the association's economic bureau felt that the forum would be useful for entrepreneurs and professional bodies to be aware of various facilities and support programmes provided by the government at both the federal and state levels.

These include eCommerce onboarding grants with social media trading platforms and digitalisation/AI adoption grants, besides financing facilities by banking institutions, the spokesman said.

Matrade's deputy chief executive officer (export development), Mansor Wahid, will officiate at the forum from 9.00 am.

This will be followed by presentations from Shahrulmiza Zakaria, deputy director, marketing development, Matrade; Loo Chuan Boon, chief operating officer, Sidec; Stephen Chan Kah Chun, head, strategic alliance, business banking, UOB Malaysia; Puteri Nur Najwa, sales and marketing manager, Asia Pacific, PAYMATE; JS Lim, managing director, EITA Resources Bhd; and Elton Kuah, founder, Enrich Social Media.

A networking session and Hari Raya reception will be held after the forum.

Source: https://www.nst.com.my/business/corporate/2025/04/1195969/matrade-sidec-speak-about-government-grants-outlook-next-weeks