SME News
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2023-12-18
Anwar’s visit to Japan attracts RM6.56b in potential investments
TOKYO: Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s working visit to Japan in conjunction with the Asean-Japan Commemorative Summit has managed to attract potential investments worth RM6.56 billion. Based on the meetings with parties there, including Japa...
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2023-12-18
Business travel emissions drop as many firms fly less
LONDON: Almost half of 217 global firms cut their business travel carbon emissions by at least 50% between 2019 and 2022, analysis published on Monday found, as corporate air travel returned at a much slower pace since the pandemic than leisure fligh...
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2023-12-18
SME group welcomes low-value tax as enforcement evens out competition for locals
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 18 - Malaysia’s Small and Medium Enterprises Association (Samenta) said today it welcomes the government’s 10 per cent tax on low value goods (LVG) bought from foreign marketplace platforms. Its president Datuk Willia...
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2023-12-18
Chinese firms look to Malaysia for assembly of high-end chips: sources
A GROWING number of Chinese semiconductor design companies are tapping Malaysian firms to assemble a portion of their high-end chips, keen to hedge risks in case the US expands sanctions on China’s chip industry, sources said. The companies ...
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2023-12-18
Tap into international halal market, SMEs told
THE international halal market presents a significant opportunity for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Malaysia, particularly those based in Johor. Johor Entrepreneurs Development Council vice-president II Datuk Abd Latif Bandi said th...