SME News
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2024-02-28
Penang keeps its position as state with the highest exports
PETALING JAYA: Penang retained its position as Malaysia’s largest exporter while Selangor accounted for the largest share of the country’s imports in January 2024. The northern state accounted for 28.2% of total exports from Malaysia l...
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2024-02-28
Opposition to SST persists just days to rate hike
PETALING JAYA: Opposition to the sale and service tax (SST) has intensified just days before the rate is raised from 6% to 8%. An economist has proposed that the 2% increase be postponed while a trade group wants a return of the goods and services...
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2024-02-28
Tweaking the big plan
MALAYSIA'S disappointing Q4 growth numbers suggest that all is not well with the economy. GDP growth of 3% was below expectations, largely because exports fell more than anticipated. For the whole of 2023, the figure was 3.7%, much lower than ...
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2024-02-28
Gobind urges SMEs to embrace AI for growth, success
KUALA LUMPUR: Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo (pix) has urged small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to fully utilise and harness the power of artificial intelligence (AI) for their growth and success. He said that the Ministry of Digital...
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2024-02-28
Sarawak needs conducive environment to sustain growth, says economist
PETALING JAYA: Sarawak must establish a conducive environment to support economic expansion and growth to become the strongest Malaysian state for the next 50 years, says an economist. Universiti of Malaysia Sarawak honorary professor Madeline Ber...