SME News
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2025-02-05
Foreign firms should buy 50% local goods to boost economy, says Guan Eng
KUALA LUMPUR: Lim Guan Eng (PH-Bagan) has urged the government to compel foreign companies operating in Malaysia to buy 50% of their essential goods from local businesses to boost the domestic economy. The former finance minister cited the ex...
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2025-02-05
ASEAN 2025 Chairmanship: Programmes To Benefit All Levels Of Society – Foreign Ministry
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 5 (Bernama) -- Various programmes have been planned for all segments of society, including rural communities, persons with disabilities, senior citizens and children, throughout Malaysia’s ASEAN chairmanship this year, accordi...
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2025-02-05
Malaysia’s economic resilience drives investor confidence: Khazanah MD
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s economy has demonstrated strong growth and impressive returns for 2024, supported by robust exports, increasing tourist arrivals, steady stock market performance, and a strengthening ringgit, which has further soli...
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2025-02-05
Guan Eng urges tax relief, local procurement rules to shield SMEs, struggling middle class from economic pressures
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 5 — Bagan MP Lim Guan Eng has urged the government to introduce additional tax reliefs and enforce local procurement requirements to ease economic pressures on Malaysia’s struggling middle class and small businesses. ...
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2025-02-04
DeepSeek may fuel data centre growth in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR: Instead of disruption or distraction, the arrival of "cheaper" Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) model DeepSeek may drive demand for data centres in Malaysia, industry experts said. The country, they added, remains in a ...

