SME News
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2020-04-08
Employers can apply for wage subsidy programme online starting April 9
PETALING JAYA: Employers who want to apply for the wage subsidy scheme targeted at small and medium enterprises (SMEs) can send in their applications to the Social Security Organisation (Socso) starting Thursday (April 9). According to a Frequentl...
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2020-04-08
Aid should have been more focused and targeted, say economists
PETALING JAYA: Some key groups have been left out of the stimulus packages worth RM260 billion, according to economists and industry players. They said the government should have provided more focused and targeted assistance and not a “one s...
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2020-04-08
Government must not allow SMEs to collapse
SMALL and medium enterprises (SMEs), without a doubt, form an integral part of the country's economy. They account for some 40 per cent of Malaysia’s gross domestic product while employing two-thirds of the country’s workers. SM...
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2020-04-08
Next, provide incentives for businesses to adapt, reskill, says IDEAS
KUALA LUMPUR, April 7 — After introducing the Additional Prihatin Package for Small and Medium Enterprises (Prihatin SME Plus), the government should next look at providing targeted incentives for businesses to adapt and reskill, says the Insti...
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2020-04-08
‘Extra RM10bil softens impact on SMEs’
PETALING JAYA: The government’s additional RM10bil stimulus package will help soften the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and movement control order on small and medium enterprises (SMEs), says Association of Belt and Road Malaysia president Dat...