SME News
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2023-05-02
Wage issue to be settled by June
PUTRAJAYA: The issue surrounding the implementation of the minimum wage will be settled “once and for all” by next month, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. The Prime Minister said this was because the minimum wage has been very difficult ...
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2023-05-02
Malaysia’s manufacturing PMI remains subdued
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's manufacturing sector continued to face challenging business conditions in April 2023, with the seasonally adjusted S&P Global Malaysia Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) unchanged at 48.8 in April, a...
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2023-05-02
Economists expect BNM to maintain OPR again
PETALING JAYA: Ahead of Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) monetary policy committee (MPC) meeting tomorrow, a majority of economists polled by Bloomberg appear confident the central bank will not make any changes to the overnight policy rate (OPR). ...
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2023-05-01
Meta’s move has minimal impact on local online businesses
KUALA LUMPUR: The decision made by Meta Platforms Inc. (Meta), owner of social media platforms Facebook and Instagram, will only have a minimal impact on Malaysian online entrepreneurs who are actively running their businesses via the platforms. O...
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2023-05-01
SME Association says industry struggling to find skilled workers as underemployment increase
KUALA LUMPUR, May 1 — Small and medium enterprises in Malaysia are struggling to find the right workers to fill in their severely affected workforce. Small and Medium Enterprises Association (Samenta) chairman Datuk William Ng urged the auth...