SME News
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2020-10-13
Malaysia unaffected by Indonesia’s new labour law
PETALING JAYA: Indonesia’s drastic move to attract investments by amending 79 laws in a single stroke recently, which include abolishing sectoral minimum wage and easing labour regulations, has raised questions on whether it would render Malays...
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2020-10-13
GoGet Raises USD 2 Mn In Series A Led By Monk's Hill Ventures
GoGet announced on Tuesday that it has closed a Series A round of USD 2 million led by Monk’s Hill Ventures. The platform connects multinational corporations, small and medium enterprises, and business owners to verified flexible workers who...
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2020-10-13
2021 Budget to be expansionary, fiscal deficit projected at 5.7pct of GDP
KUALA LUMPUR: 2021 Budget is expected to be expansionary with a scal decit projection of 5.7 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP), according to United Overseas Bank (Malaysia) Bhd senior economist Julia Goh. She said the stimulus measures incl...
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2020-10-13
Economy comes first
PETALING JAYA: Tightening the standard operating procedures (SOP) is preferable to a movement control order (MCO) to tackle the latest upsurge in Covid-19 infection. This is the consensus reached among big and small businesses, economists and a ps...
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2020-10-12
Solid fundamentals enable Malaysia to deal with Covid-19 shocks, Wahid says
KUALA LUMPUR: Solid fundamentals built over the years have accorded Malaysia some resilience to deal with COVID-19 shocks, says Bursa Malaysia Bhd chairman Tan Sri Abdul Wahid Omar. He said the country’s healthcare system has demon...