SME News
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2025-03-06
Ministry launches EmpowerHerDigital to support B40 women entrepreneurs
KUALA LUMPUR: The Digital Ministry is ramping up efforts to equip more women entrepreneurs with digital skills, addressing a significant gap in training accessibility. The ministry, through a newly introduced programme called “EmpowerHe...
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2025-03-06
US reciprocal tariffs: Economists advise Malaysia to broaden export markets
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia should diversify its export markets to reduce the impact of US import tariffs, economists said. This can be done by expanding free trade agreements and engaging in more multilateral trade deals. Economists contacted by Bu...
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2025-03-06
Planto Wins ADB’s Award, Empowering Southeast Asia’s SMEs With AI-driven Financial Solutions
KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 (Bernama) -- Planto, a Hong Kong-headquartered fintech company, has been recognised as a winner of the AI for SMEs Challenge by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). This recognition reinforces the company’s dedication to e...
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2025-03-06
Cuba Exploring Trade Opportunities Via Collaboration With Malaysia, MATRADE Miami
The Malaysian Embassy in Havana, in collaboration with Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE) in Miami, aims to collaborate with Cuba’s Ministry of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment (MINCEX) to expand trade and investment ...
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2025-03-05
Credit businesses face new law
KUALA LUMPUR: Buy now-pay later schemes and other such credit-based businesses will have to be more transparent and responsible under a proposed new law. The Consumer Credit Bill 2025, tabled for first reading in the Dewan Rakyat, seeks to p...