SME News
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2021-03-31
Bank Negara: Despite movement curbs, cash was king in 2020 hitting highest annual growth in 10 years
KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 — Despite movement restrictions and rapid acceleration in e-commerce and online spending in 2020, cash remained the most prevalent medium of payment in the year, which saw an annual growth of 14.3 per cent, the highest in...
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2021-03-31
Azmin to lead trade, investment mission to South Korea, Japan
KUALA LUMPUR: Senior Minister and Minister of International Trade and Industry Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali will lead a trade and investment mission to South Korea and Japan from April 1-6, 2021. In a statement today, the Ministry of International...
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2021-03-31
Retaining jobs and keeping businesses afloat
KUALA LUMPUR: THE three rounds of the Wage Subsidy Programme have been carefully tailored to meet industrial needs and demands, an economist noted yesterday. Associate Professor Aimi Zulhazmi Abdul Rashid said the Perikatan Nasional government had...
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2021-03-31
Holistic labour market policy framework needed to guide policymakers post-Covid-19 — BNM
KUALA LUMPUR: The government should consider implementing long-term structural reforms, such as a holistic labour market policy framework to guide policymakers in building a robust labour market ecosystem post-Covid-19. BNM said broadly, this fram...
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2021-03-31
Covid-19 hitting digital banks hard
Covid-19 has hit digital-only banks hard, putting them in a more vulnerable position than traditional banks that have been expanding their digital offerings during the pandemic, says S&P Global Ratings. The US-based credit rating agency notes ...