SME News
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2020-04-22
Unemployment could hit 13%, says MEF
PETALING JAYA: The unemployment rate in Malaysia is a ticking time bomb as a result of the coronavirus (Covid-19) aftermath. If not nipped in the bud, the country could be seeing an all-time high unemployment figure, higher than both the 1998 Asia...
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2020-04-22
Call for MCO exit strategy to facilitate business ops
KUALA LUMPUR: Amid the third phase of the movement control order (MCO), the Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia (ACCCIM) has urged the government to prepare an exit strategy from the MCO to facilitate business operations....
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2020-04-22
Adapting to the times
THE Year 2020 will go down in history as a year of major upheaval and change. Little did anyone expect, as we celebrated the dawn of a new decade, that the Covid-19 pandemic would soon sweep throughout the world, effectively grinding economies to a h...
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2020-04-22
Penang to issue permits for home-based bakers, food and drinks sellers during MCO
GEORGE TOWN, April 21 — The Penang Island City Council (MBPP) is now calling for all home bakers and home-based food and beverage providers to register for a Business From Home (BFH) permit so they can operate legally. MBPP Mayor Datuk Yew T...
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2020-04-21
Group: Cut red tape on loan approvals for SMEs for now
PETALING JAYA: A business association wants banks to cut red tape on loan approvals for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) during the movement control order (MCO) period. SME Association of Malaysia president Datuk Michael Kang said if the MCO pe...

