SME News
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2024-08-20
PM launches new transformation plan
PUTRAJAYA: The newly-launched Bumiputra Economic Transformation Plan 2035 (PuTERA35) aims to empower the bumiputra without sidelining other races, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. The Prime Minister said it was unfair to make accusations that the in...
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2024-08-19
Salary rise expected to further increase cost of living
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) has thanked Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim for addressing the high cost of living and making serious efforts to control the prices of basic goods and services. However, its president...
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2024-08-19
Financial aid for Halal ventures
Kota Kinabalu: The Ministry of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives provides various initiatives and halal entrepreneurship development programmes including halal certification, financial assistance and grants to help entrepreneurs througho...
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2024-08-19
Investment banks revise Malaysia's 2024 GDP growth forecast upward
KUALA LUMPUR: Hong Leong Investment Bank (HLIB) has revised its 2024 gross domestic product (GDP) forecast for Malaysia upward to 5.0 per cent from 4.8 per cent previously. In a note today, the investment bank expects the economic expansion to be ...
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2024-08-19
Govt aims to boost Bumiputera companies’ contribution to GDP under PuTERA35
PUTRAJAYA: The government aims to increase the contribution of Bumiputera companies to Malaysia’s gross domestic product (GDP) to 15% by 2035 from 8.1% in 2022 under the Bumiputera Economic Transformation Plan 2035 (PuTERA35). In additi...