SME News
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2024-05-09
Study reveals higher anxiety among SME workers than the jobless during Covid-19
PETALING JAYA: People with full-time jobs at small and medium enterprises (SMEs) were considerably more susceptible to mental stress than those who were unemployed during the Covid-19 pandemic, a new study shows. On average, they were up to 29 t...
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2024-05-09
No surprise as Malaysia’s central bank holds key interest rate at 3%
[KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia’s central bank maintained its benchmark interest rate at 3 per cent on Thursday (May 9), choosing not to follow the recent rate hikes by other South-east Asian countries. The decision was widely expected – all...
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2024-05-08
Digital banks will not affect traditional banks in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR: The emergence of digital banks in Malaysia does not significantly impact traditional banks, primarily due to their limited ability to achieve rapid growth within the initial years of operation. S&P Global Ratings senior analyst, ...
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2024-05-08
UOB Malaysia introduces masterclass to prepare businesses for EU’s carbon border tax
KUALA LUMPUR (May 8): United Overseas Bank (M) Bhd (UOB Malaysia) has launched a programme to assist businesses in understanding and preparing for the European Union's (EU) carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM), a carbon border tax that is se...
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2024-05-08
MDEC eyes RM250 mln in digital export opportunities from business matching platform
JAKARTA, May 8 (Bernama) -- Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) expects its latest business matching platform, DEX Connex Indonesia, to lead to the creation of RM250 million in digital export opportunities. MDEC has business matched over 7...

