SME News
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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 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
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
Sabah Entrepreneurs Urged to Leverage from MSME Hub
Minister of Entrepreneur and Cooperatives Development Datuk Ewon Benedick wants Sabah entrepreneurs to take full advantage of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) Hub to access the latest information on entrepreneurship so they are always aw...
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2025-05-08
Tawau to host PMR 2025 Sabah, Empowering Communities through Entrepreneurship
TAWAU: Tawau, Sabah will host the Program MADANI Rakyat (PMR) 2025 Sabah, a people-centred initiative organised by the Prime Minister’s Department through the Performance Acceleration and Coordination Unit (PACU), with the Ministry of Entr...