SME News
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2020-08-17
Consider temporary corporate tax cut to boost businesses amid Covid-19, Umno No. 2 tells Putrajaya
KUALA LUMPUR, August 17 — Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan has today suggested for the federal government to consider a temporary corporate tax cut for small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) in order to expedite the growth of private sector investmen...
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2020-08-17
Malaysia to launch RM500mil Sukuk Prihatin tomorrow
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's RM500 million Sukuk Prihatin to allow the rakyat and businesses support economic recovery will be launched tomorrow (Tuesday) with a fully digital subscription process. The Sukuk Prihatin was part of the government'...
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2020-08-16
Finance - No looking back as pace of digital banking accelerates
One of the biggest opportunities to come out of the Covid-19 crisis is the rapid uptake of digital banking. Stay-home orders have compelled many customers to start using online financial services. And this shift is unlikely to reverse, especially wit...
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2020-08-16
In Slim by-election, voters want a rep who can help small businesses grow, bring in new jobs
SLIM RIVER, Aug 16 — The small town of Slim River in Perak lies roughly in the middle of state capital Ipoh and national capital Kuala Lumpur by 100km either way with a population of 27,139. Most of the residents here are plantation workers,...
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2020-08-16
Ex-finance minister urges decisive Putrajaya intervention to stave off economic death spiral
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 16 — The federal government must act urgently with another round of stimulus to prevent the already-contracting economy from spiralling into deflation, according to Lim Guan Eng. He said Putrajaya must at least repeat the R...