SME News
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2021-09-07
Sarawak govt gives rental exemption to SMEs impacted by Covid-19 pandemic
KUCHING, Sept 7 — The Sarawak government has agreed to give rental payment exemption to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) operating at 15 ready-built factories at Phase 3 of the Demak Baru Industrial Park, here, for six months from July. D...
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2021-09-07
Malaysia will start treating Covid as ‘endemic’ around end-October, trade minister says
Malaysia will start treating Covid-19 as an endemic disease around the end of October, the country’s International Trade and Industry Minister Mohamed Azmin Ali said Tuesday. Covid would be endemic when the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes the d...
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2021-09-07
FMM: CPTPP ratification to help Malaysian exporters secure market access
KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama) -- The ratification of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) would assist Malaysian exporters to secure preferential market access within the participating countries, said the Federat...
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2021-09-07
Tap the big potential among startups and SMEs, says economist
PETALING JAYA: Start-up companies and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) must be central to future government initiatives, as these firms have the most potential to grow and create value and jobs, says an economist. Paolo Casadio of HELP Un...
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2021-09-06
Struggling SMEs want single-dose staff back at work
PETALING JAYA: SME bosses are pleading to the government to allow people who have received their first vaccine dose to return to work to prevent the collapse of their firms. SME Association president Michael Kang said that about 25% of small and m...