SME News
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2021-07-28
SME's contribution to GDP down 7.3% in 2020
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s small and medium enterprises’ (SMEs) contribution to the gross domestic product (GDP) contracted by 7.3 per cent in 2020, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM). It said the contraction was h...
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2021-07-28
Simplify tax rules for SMEs to boost growth, says think tank
PETALING JAYA: The Center for Market Education (CME) has proposed that the government impose a simpler tax system for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), a move that would boost the growth of firms. In a newly released policy brief titled ...
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2021-07-28
Calling for flexible Covid-19 SOPs, rating firm suggests arguable MCO 1.0 worked
KUALA LUMPUR, July 28 — The Malaysian Rating Corporation Berhad (MARC) called on the government to give businesses the flexibility to tailor their own Covid-19 measures, arguing that blanket lockdowns don’t work and are grossly inefficien...
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2021-07-28
Corporate appetite for hiring recovers but uncertainties remain due to prolonged lockdown
PETALING JAYA: Appetite for hiring in Malaysia appears to have significantly returned, with the number of job listings in the second quarter of 2021 rising to 116% that of the previous quarter and 228% that of the second quarter of 2020, accordi...
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2021-07-28
AirAsia wants to be the enabler, restarting the tourism sector
KUALA LUMPUR: AirAsia Group Bhd (AirAsia) aims to be part of the enabler in restarting Malaysia's tourism sector by facilitating the government to open up the economy via air travel. Founder and group chief executive officer Tan Sri Tony Ferna...

