SME News
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2025-03-24
Development Financial Institutions ' Higher Approval Boosts Over 14,000 Businesses
KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 (Bernama) -- More than 14,000 small and medium enterprises (SMEs), microenterprises, start-ups, and the low-income group grew in line with higher approval rates under development financial institutions (DFI) financing in 2024, ...
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2025-03-24
Malaysia’s P2P financing sector vigorous and thriving
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s peer-to-peer (P2P) financing sector has expanded steadily since 2016 and is likely to continue its strong growth trajectory, driven by supportive government policies and an increasingly robust investor ecosystem. ...
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2025-03-23
Manufacturers seek one-year deferment of 2% EPF contribution for foreign workers
KUALA LUMPUR (March 23): The manufacturing sector is seeking a one-year deferment of the planned 2% Employees Provident Fund (EPF) contribution for foreign workers, citing multiple cost increases faced by businesses. Federation of Malaysian Manufa...
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2025-03-23
MATRADE Targets New Emerging Markets To Strengthen Economy, Trade
KEPALA BATAS, March 23 (Bernama) -- The Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE) aims to target new emerging markets this year to strengthen and enhance the country’s trade and economy. Chairman Datuk Seri Reezal Merican Nai...
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2025-03-21
Domestic investments by GLICs vital for economic growth, says expert
KUALA LUMPUR: National economic growth can be driven by a multiplier effect, particularly in high-growth, high-value (HGHV) sectors, if government-linked investment companies (GLICs) consistently make domestic investments. Universiti Teknologi Mar...

