SME News
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2024-02-01
Embrace e-wallet payments, DuitNow for faster disbursements, SMEs told
PETALING JAYA: A business group has urged small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to accept e-wallet payments and utilise services like DuitNow to cut down disbursement time and enhance sales and cash flow. The Small and Medium Enterprises Association...
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2024-02-01
Malaysia’s PMI rises to 16-month high in January
KUALA LUMPUR: The seasonally adjusted S&P Global Malaysia Manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) rose to 49.0 in January, from 47.9 in December and the highest since September 2022. The latest reading suggests that the downturn o...
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2024-02-01
Malaysia job market 2024: High demand for tech talent, gaming getting serious
Demand for technology talent largely outstrips supply in Malaysia, leading to increased competition for talent, according to a newly released report. “With hiring activities projected to be higher this year, employers will have to align with...
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2024-02-01
ACCIM polls finds weak ringgit tops Chinese Malaysian business concerns as costs go up
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 1 — The majority of Chinese Malaysian business owners are cautious about the prospects of growth in the first half of this year as concerns about a weak ringgit and higher input cost lingers amid expectations of a global econo...
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2024-01-31
Sultan Ibrahim scheduled to take oath as 17th King of Malaysia today
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 — Sultan Ibrahim of Johor is scheduled to take the oath of office as the 17th King of Malaysia today for a five-year term. The ceremony of taking the oath of office and signing the instrument of office will be held at th...