SME News
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2022-09-06
LGE: BNM should stop hiking OPR as it has no impact on inflation
PETALING JAYA: Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has been urged not to further increase its overnight policy rate (OPR) as past efforts had little effect in quelling growing inflationary pressures. In a statement, former finance minister Lim Guan Eng sai...
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2022-09-06
Matrade aims RM50b in 2025 for Malaysian halal exports
MALAYSIAN halal exports were valued at RM30 billion in 2021 and by 2025, Malaysia External Trade Development Corp (Matrade) is targeting to achieve RM50 billion. CEO Datuk Mohd Mustafa Abdul Aziz said according to the Global Islamic Econ...
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2022-09-06
Executives on the production line is a wake-up call, says ex-minister
PETALING JAYA: The acute labour shortage that has forced factories to rope in executives and senior managers to man production lines should serve as a “wake-up call” to the country, a former minister said. Johari Abdul Ghani, a former ...
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2022-09-06
Empowering and sustaining social enterprises
SOCIAL enterprises are driven by a social mission and actively seek financial viability to self-sustain in the market. Social enterprises exist with two distinctive missions or a double bottom line — a clear social mission to tackle targeted un...
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2022-09-06
Firmer online spending by consumers to fuel Malaysian e-commerce prospect
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's e-commerce outlook remains positive backed by the growth of consumer online spending. According to Meta and Bain & Company's annual SYNC Southeast Asia (SEA) report, the region was expected to perform bet...