SME News
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2024-01-29
Need to align Malaysia’s climate change adaptation plan to COP28 outcome: Nik Nazmi
PETALING JAYA: The government will need to align Malaysia’s National Adaptation Plan (MNAP) to the Emirates Framework for Global Resilience which was agreed at the recent United Nations Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC), COP28. The pla...
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2024-01-29
MCA flags potential problems and loopholes in progressive wage policy
PETALING JAYA: The MCA has raised concerns over the progressive wage policy, citing potential imbalances, employee dissatisfaction and increased competition among small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The party's economic and SME affairs commit...
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2024-01-29
Maxis and Public Bank advance digital adoption among Malaysian SMEs
Communications service provider Maxis and Public Bank are collaborating to further accelerate digital adoption among Malaysian small and medium enterprises (SMEs). As part of the collaboration, both companies will promote digitalisation among SMEs vi...
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2024-01-29
Malaysia's producer price index slips to -1.3% in December
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s producer price index (PPI), which measures the prices of goods at the factory gate, recorded a decrease to negative 1.3% in December 2023 as compared to negative 1.5% in November 2023, said the statistics departme...
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2024-01-28
Retailers call for lower MDR on card purchases to bring down business costs
PETALING JAYA: Retailers are calling for a lower merchant discount rate (MDR) for card purchases to lower business costs in view of the impending increase in taxes. While most retailers have been absorbing the MDR, they said a lower rate would all...