SME News
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2024-08-20
NCER records RM31.4bil investments in Penang in 1H2024
GEORGE TOWN: The Northern Corridor Implementation Authority (NCIA), in collaboration with the Malaysian Investment Development Board (MIDA), has successfully secured RM31.38 billion in investments for Penang in the first half of 2024 (1H2024). ...
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2024-08-19
Financial aid for Halal ventures
Kota Kinabalu: The Ministry of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives provides various initiatives and halal entrepreneurship development programmes including halal certification, financial assistance and grants to help entrepreneurs througho...
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2024-08-19
Govt aims to boost Bumiputera companies’ contribution to GDP under PuTERA35
PUTRAJAYA: The government aims to increase the contribution of Bumiputera companies to Malaysia’s gross domestic product (GDP) to 15% by 2035 from 8.1% in 2022 under the Bumiputera Economic Transformation Plan 2035 (PuTERA35). In additi...
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2024-08-19
Investment banks revise Malaysia's 2024 GDP growth forecast upward
KUALA LUMPUR: Hong Leong Investment Bank (HLIB) has revised its 2024 gross domestic product (GDP) forecast for Malaysia upward to 5.0 per cent from 4.8 per cent previously. In a note today, the investment bank expects the economic expansion to be ...
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2024-08-19
Salary rise expected to further increase cost of living
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) has thanked Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim for addressing the high cost of living and making serious efforts to control the prices of basic goods and services. However, its president...

