SME News
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2022-08-25
Women’s participation in labour force still low, says PM
KUALA LUMPUR: The participation of women in the country’s labour force is still low compared to other Southeast Asian nations, Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said. He said although females made up 47.7% or nearly half of the Malaysian po...
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2022-08-25
IBM expresses commitment to help Malaysia with IR4.0 aspirations
KUALA LUMPUR: The fourth Industrial Revolution (IR4.0) is, no doubt, revolutionising the way companies manufacture, improve and distribute their products. Manufacturers are integrating new technologies, including Internet of Things (IoT), cloud compu...
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2022-08-25
Affin Bank, CGC launch third tranche for start-ups
PETALING JAYA: Affin Bank Bhd has extended its partnership with Credit Guarantee Corp Malaysia Bhd (CGC) with the launching of the third BizDana-i start-up financing scheme. The breakdown of the tranche will see RM30mil earmarked for an Islamic tr...
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2022-08-25
Bring home Malaysian talent to stem skills shortage, govt told
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia needs to focus on bringing local talent back to the country to help meet its lack of skilled workers, a business leader said. Lingesh Lechamanan, CEO of training and consultancy firm Asia Retail Academy Sdn Bhd, said a larg...
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2022-08-24
PM: Strong growth achievable
PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia’s economic growth in 2022 is likely to hit the highest end of the government’s 5.3% to 6.3% forecast, according to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. While many economists are projecting the economy to h...