SME News
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2021-07-05
Non-essential businesses hope to reopen soon
GEORGE TOWN: Business owners in non-essential sectors are keeping their fingers crossed that Penang will soon enter the second phase of the National Recovery Plan (NRP). Among them are hair salon owners, car wash operators and furniture shop owner...
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2021-07-05
Malaysia must be cautious as it heads to recovery, say experts
PETALING JAYA: With five states moving into Phase Two of the National Recovery Plan (NRP) today, health experts advised that the risk of reopening certain economic sectors must be managed. Even though Malaysia was poised to accelerate vaccination ...
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2021-07-05
MPC unveils initiative to recognise SME resilience in facing Covid-19
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysia Productivity Corp (MPC) has launched the e-Shared Prosperity Organisation (eSPO) acknowledgement certificate, an initiative aimed at encouraging small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to be recognised for their resilience in t...
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2021-07-05
Realising A Fully Digitalised Nation by 2030
After the official launch of the National Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) Policy on July 1, The Star posed some questions to the Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Economy) Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed on the policy. Wil...
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2021-07-05
SME Bank unveils RM3b sustainability sukuk for six sectors
KUALA LUMPUR: SME Bank unveiled its RM3bil sustainability sukuk wakalah programme which will focus on six initial key sectors of energy, manufacturing, transport, building, waste and water. SME Bank, an agency under the Ministry of Entrepreneur De...