SME News
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2024-05-27
Businesses’ ability to manage flood risks hampered by lack of financing
PETALING JAYA: Limited access to financing is a significant barrier hampering Malaysian businesses’ ability to manage flood risks, said a joint report by the World Bank and Bank Negara Malaysia released today. Floods have accounted for 85%...
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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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2024-05-26
Ahmad Zahid urges streamlined approval for businesses, foreign investments, particularly from China
SHANGHAI (May 26): All parties involved in approving business and foreign investment applications, particularly from China, are urged to streamline and accelerate the process, said Malaysia's Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi...
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2024-05-26
Getting workers fit and healthy is good for business, bosses told
PETALING JAYA: Two business groups have highlighted the need for companies to encourage a healthier lifestyle among their employees, after a recent survey showed that more than half of Malaysians are overweight or obese. The Small and Medium Enter...
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2024-05-26
Malaysia overtakes Thailand as Asean's second-biggest auto market
BANGKOK - Malaysia has overtaken Thailand to become Southeast Asia's second - largest auto market, after Indonesia, a major shift in a region that has become a key battleground for Asian automakers, Japan’s Nikkei Asia online newspaper repo...

