SME News
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2021-03-15
‘Offer incentives to employers’
PETALING JAYA: Business groups have called on employers to encourage all their workers to register for the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (NIP) for public health benefit and to hasten economic recovery. To expedite registration, Associat...
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2021-03-11
MEF not in favour of plan to raise Socso contribution
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) is not in favour with the proposal to raise Socso contributions, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic. MEF executive director Datuk Shamsuddin Bardan said the timing of the proposal was no...
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2021-03-11
Govt approves RM1.315bil under PENJANA SME financing scheme
KUALA LUMPUR: The government has approved 6,973 applications involving loans worth RM1.315 billion under the National Economic Recovery Plan (PENJANA) Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Financing scheme as at Feb 26, 2021 compared with RM1.258 billion...
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2021-03-11
Malaysia to create 500,000 jobs this year: Tengku Zafrul
KUALA LUMPUR: The government is set to generate 500,000 job opportunities this year through the National Employment Council (NEC), despite the highly challenging environment. Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz said the government...
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2021-03-11
MCO: Agriculture Ministry overcomes challenges to meet adequate food supply in Malaysia, says minister
PUTRAJAYA, March 11 - Ensuring adequate food supply during the Covid-19 pandemic, especially during the movement control order (MCO) since March 18 last year, has been a big challenge for the Agriculture and Food Industries Ministry (Mafi) but it was...