SME News
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2020-09-29
Malaysia's GDP to shrink 4.9pct this year: World Bank
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's gross domestic product (GDP) is projected to shrink 4.9 per cent this year, according to the World Bank. This is higher from the bank's early estimation of a 3.1 per cent contraction, following a sharper than expec...
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2020-09-28
Manufacturers continue to face recovery challenges in 2H20
Manufactureres continue to face recovery challenges in the second half of 2020 (2H20), especially in terms of lower projected domestic and export sales, says the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM). Its president Tan Sri Soh Thian Lai said...
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2020-09-28
KSK Land’s Platter Accelerator programme receives over 50 applicants
KSK Land Sdn Bhd’s Platter Accelerator programme which aims to assist small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the food and beverage (F&B) sector has received over 50 applicants within a month. KSK Land MD Joanne Kua said the applicat...
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2020-09-28
Govt to prioritise SMEs’ recovery in Budget 2021, says finance minister
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 28 — The government is committed to continue helping small and medium enterprises (SMEs) along their recovery path in the upcoming Budget 2021, said Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz. He s...
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2020-09-28
MEDAC to propose ways to encourage alternative micro funding to cabinet
KUALA LUMPUR: The Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Ministry (MEDAC) will propose the introduction of incentives such as tax relief for companies to the Cabinet to encourage more alternative micro funding from the private sector. Its minis...