SME News
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2023-12-04
ESG goals the way forward
KUALA LUMPUR: Businesses are urged to adopt Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) goals as demand for sustainable practices has intensified over the years, says UOB Malaysia executive director and country head of business banking Ho Hu...
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2023-12-04
Progressive wage necessary to create a more equitable society
ON Nov 29, the government released a white paper on the progressive wage policy. It proposes to operationalise the policy on a trial basis involving 1,000 small- and medium-sized companies between June and September next year. This policy will ...
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2023-12-03
Norway optimistic FTA with Malaysia will foster more business opportunities
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 3 — Norway hopes to conclude the European Free Trade Association (EFTA)-Malaysia free trade agreement (FTA) by 2024 to foster more opportunities for Norwegian and Malaysian companies. Norway’s deputy minister of trade...
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2023-12-03
Malaysia may emerge as Asean hub
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia stands as the top destination in Southeast Asia for electricity-guzzling data centre investment, with a raft of new and emerging investments that will hit nearly 1,000 megawatts (MW) in five years, market insiders said. From...
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2023-12-03
Malaysia's growth prospects to improve, says MIDF Research
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's growth prospects are expected to improve given the slower contraction in Malaysia's Leading Index (LI), which fell by 0.3 per cent year-over-year (YoY) in September. MIDF Research said the decline was the slowest f...

