SME News
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2023-02-12
Survey finds seven in 10 Malaysians will pick China over US despite worry about its influence within Asean
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 12 — Malaysians see China as the strongest economic, political and strategic influence in South-east Asia and are worried about the Asian giant’s growing clout, but would pick it over the United States, according to a re...
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2023-02-12
Malaysia's momentum picks up as economic outlook gradually improves: Economists
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's economy grows at the fastest pace in Southeast Asia, expanding 8.7 per cent in 2022. The 8.7 per cent is also the country's fastest since 2000, although the pace in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2022 slowed to 7.0 per...
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2023-02-12
Five-member committee to advise finance minister on govt finances; GLC consolidation ‘where appropriate’
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 12): The newly-formed Advisory Committee to Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim in his capacity as finance minister, chaired by Tan Sri Mohd Hassan Marican, has announced on Sunday (Feb 12), its primary roles following its first meeting on Feb...
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2023-02-12
Regional survey show joblessness, recession, top list of concerns for Malaysians post pandemic
Coming out of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the results of a regional survey on South-east Asian members. The ASEAN Studies Centre (ASC) at the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute based in Singapore found 63.7 per cent of Malaysians, above the regio...
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2023-02-10
MDEC, DEPA ink MoU to strengthen digital economy cooperation
BANGKOK: Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) has inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Digital Economy Promotion Agency (DEPA) to strengthen digital economy cooperation between Malaysia and Thailand. Prime Minister Datuk ...