SME News
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2023-03-07
Bosses cry foul over booster jabs
PETALING JAYA: Employers and business groups have protested against a suggestion that they provide Covid-19 booster jabs to their foreign workers. Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) president Datuk Dr Syed Hussain Syed Husman said employers shou...
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2023-03-06
Malaysia's Budget 2023 signals quicker fiscal consolidation, deficit revised down to 4.9% - Fitch Solutions
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia remains on track for fiscal consolidation in the post-pandemic era, with the shortfall in 2023 likely to narrow to 4.9 per cent from 5.3 per cent previously, said Fitch Solutions Country Risk and Industry Research (Fitch Soluti...
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2023-03-06
Malaysia's energy transition blueprint to be finalised in three months, says Rafizi Ramli
PUTRAJAYA: The government will finalise Malaysia's Energy Transition Roadmap within three months, according to Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli. The roadmap will translate into energy transition projects with new high-value jobs as the government...
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2023-03-06
After backlash over sick leave, MEF clarifies it was advising employers to be ‘responsible’
KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 — The Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) has clarified that it was advocating for “responsible employers” in previous remarks highlighting the billions of ringgit ostensibly lost to workers’ sick leave ...
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2023-03-06
Deputy finance minister says Malaysia will not experience economic downturn in 2023
KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 — Malaysia will not experience an economic downturn in 2023 despite global uncertainties, said Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan. He noted that for a technical economic recession to happen, there would hav...