SME News
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2022-12-26
Better to have single agency to handle foreign workers' employment: MCMTC
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Consortium of Mid-Tier Companies (MCMTC) has backed the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers' (FMM) call for a single agency to handle the entire foreign worker employment process to ensure clarity, transparency and g...
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2022-12-26
Malaysia's inflation to ease in 2023, 50bps hike in OPR in offing?
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's headline inflation is expected to stay elevated in the near term before decelerating in 2023, UOB said. The Singapore bank said despite steady headline inflation in November of 4.0 per cent, food inflation had accelera...
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2022-12-26
Local banks thrive in 2022 thanks to OPR hikes and economic recovery
MALAYSIAN banks’ revenue and profitability were largely helped by the higher interest rates and economic recovery in 2022. Bank Negara (BNM) has been playing its part in supporting the economic recovery by pursuing a “slow-a...
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2022-12-23
Anwar asks local authorities to provide facilities for hawkers to do business comfortably
PUTRAJAYA (Dec 22): Local Authorities, especially in urban areas, need to provide comfortable infrastructure and facilities for hawkers and petty traders to conduct business in a conducive environment, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahi...
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2022-12-22
MEF reiterates call for govt to delay enforcement of Employment Act 1955 amendments
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) reiterated its call for the government to delay enforcement of the Employment Act 1955 amendments slated for Jan 1. MEF president Datuk Dr Syed Hussain Syed Husman said there were too many changes...