SME News
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2023-02-01
Consumer staples seen to gain amid price pressures
PETALING JAYA: Consumer downtrading will continue to be a central theme for the consumer sector in Malaysia this year amid the rising cost of living. This will benefit consumer staples stocks such as those in the food and beverage industries, whil...
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2023-01-31
Relax rules on hiring migrants for all sectors, say business groups
PETALING JAYA: Twelve business groups in the services sector have urged the government to relax the rules on the hiring of migrant workers by opening it for all sectors, instead of just five “critical” industries. In an open letter to ...
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2023-01-31
Govt comfortable with 4Q results, expects 2023 GDP to grow 4-5% — PM
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 31): Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim expects Malaysia's gross domestic product (GDP) to grow around 4% to 5% in 2023, in line with Bank Negara Malaysia's (BNM) projection earlier. Anwar, who is also the finance mi...
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2023-01-31
Bursa Malaysia targets 39 IPO listings in 2023 with RM10bil market capitalisation
KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia Bhd has targeted for 39 companies to launch their initial public offerings (IPOs) with RM10 billion IPO market capitalisation in 2023 compared with 35 listings with RM11.5 billion market capitalisation on the ex...
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2023-01-31
Malaysia's exports set to rebound
KUALA LUMPUR: While economists are positive on the impact of the easing of China’s zero-Covid restrictions on the Malaysian economy, fund managers believe investor sentiment on the Bursa Malaysia will be driven by domestic factors and relative ...

