SME News
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2025-05-08
Malaysian SMEs very concerned about fallout from US tariffs: Samenta
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian small and medium enterprises are “very concerned” about the potential fallout from US tariffs, with exporters already seeing orders delayed and joint ventures suspended, while non-exporters fear a surge of dum...
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2025-05-08
MARA allocates RM8 million to boost Bumiputera optometry entrepreneurship
KUALA LUMPUR: Majlis Amanah Rakyat (MARA) has allocated RM8 million to enhance entrepreneurial opportunities in the optometry industry for Bumiputera entrepreneurs. MARA director-general Datuk Zulfikri Osman said the funds are channelled through t...
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2025-05-08
Malaysian exporters brace for blow as US tariff looms
PETALING JAYA: Malaysian exporters are bracing for a 24% tariff on goods bound for the United States, set to start by July. Industry groups warned that the impact would be punishing, especially for SMEs. They are urging the government to move b...
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2025-05-08
Malaysia set to resist early rate cut as it weighs tariff impact
PETALING JAYA: The central bank is expected to keep interest rates unchanged on Thursday and will likely maintain a wait-and-see approach until at least the second half of the year as the government seeks to avoid higher US tariffs. Ban...
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2025-05-08
Malaysian MPs Highlighted Areas of Focus to Strengthen Economy
Members of Parliament (MPs) in Malaysia recently outlined several proposals to strengthen the country’s economy in the face of retaliatory tariffs from the US and global economic uncertainty. Paya Besar MP Datuk Indera Mohd Shahar Abdullah u...

