SME News
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2022-09-29
Survey finds cost and labour issues the main hindrance
PETALING JAYA: RAM Holdings Bhd says micro enterprises, and small and medium enterprises (SME) were hampered by higher cost pressures and labour issues in the third quarter of 2022. The rating agency said its RAM-CTOS business confidence index (BC...
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2022-09-28
Malaysia invites UAE to take part in development
ABU DHABI: Malaysia has invited the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to take part in various investment opportunities, particularly in the development of Bandar Malaysia and agriculture, says the Prime Minister. Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the c...
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2022-09-28
Sirim seeks RM15mil federal grant to further assist SMEs
THE Standards and Industrial Research Institute of Malaysia (Sirim) wants the Federal Government to approve a RM15mil allocation to empower small and medium enterprises (SMEs) next year. Sirim president and group chief executive Datuk Dr Ahmad Sab...
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2022-09-28
As inflation fear eases, foreign investors return as net buyers of Malaysian bonds
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's bond market sees net foreign inflows, after two consecutive months of outflows, as investors return to emerging markets amid easing inflationary fears. MARC Ratings Bhd said the local bond market logged net foreign inf...
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2022-09-28
Govt urged to ratify trans-Pacific trade deal soonest possible
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Rubber Products Manufacturers Association (MRPMA) has urged the government to ratify the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) as soon as possible. MRPMA president Yeaw Kok Kwey ...