SME News
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2024-05-28
ACCCIM: 'Subsidy reforms must be gradual'
KUALA LUMPUR: Subsidy reforms must be sequenced and phased in gradually to avoid a big shock to consumers and businesses, says the Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia (ACCCIM). Its president, Tan Sri Low Kian Chuan, sa...
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2024-05-28
PM Anwar: Malaysia to train, upskill 60,000 engineers, allocate RM25b in fiscal support for National Semiconductor Strategy
KUALA LUMPUR, May 28 - Malaysia is aspiring to train and upskill 60,000 high - skilled local engineers, in a bid to boost the local semiconductor sector, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said. In his speech at Semicon South - east Asia here...
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2024-05-27
Govt initiatives help boost Sabah's entrepreneurship potential, says minister
KOTA KINABALU: The government has been launching various initiatives to reach out and assist the entrepreneurial community in Sabah, said Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Minister Datuk Ewon Benedick. He added that Sabah's Gross Domes...
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2024-05-27
SMEs’ struggle with green transition
THERE is another year – and – a - half before the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), a policy instrument that imposes a tariff on goods imported to the 27 member bloc based on the amount of carbon emissions from the pro...
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2024-05-27
SME funding puzzle
IT is a moot point to say that there is a massive funding gap for small businesses in Malaysia, which remains a highly banked economy. Almost all banks in Malaysia have placed much emphasis on funding the medium - size company or SME segment. M...