SME News
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2025-05-19
Robust sales, steady spending
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's retail momentum may remain healthy this year, despite global trade headwinds, following a robust growth in the first three months, industry observers said. This will be supported by structural drivers such as civil ser...
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2025-05-19
Science, Tech Innovations to Drive ASEAN’s Digital and Green Economy Vision
Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz urged the ASEAN bloc members to embrace science and technology in order to produce innovations to power up the region’s digital and green economy visions of sustaina...
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2025-05-19
Bursa Malaysia slumps as Chinese economic data weighs on regional sentiment
KUALA LUMPUR: The domestic market slumped on Monday as the outlook for the regional economy dimmed while profit-taking pressure intensified ahead of the raft of corporate results scheduled for release over the next two weeks. According to Reuters ...
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2025-05-18
Malaysia’s 4.4% GDP growth in Q1 propelled by 6% spurt in March
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 4.4% in the first quarter of 2025 compared to 4.9% in the fourth quarter of 2024, according to the Department of Statistics. Quarter-on-quarter seasonally adjusted, Q1 2025 ...
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2025-05-17
Job contracts stamping rule could hurt SMEs
PETALING JAYA: The requirement for all employment contracts to be stamped by the Inland Revenue Board (LHDN) could impose significant financial and administrative burden, especially on small and medium enterprises (SMEs), say industry players. The...

