SME News
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2022-09-01
Strengthening the roles of oil palm smallholders
Smallholders play a vital role in the oil palm industry which is one of the main sectors that generate economic growth for Malaysia. Almost 27 per cent of the country's total oil palm area is cultivated by more than 440,000 smallholders either in...
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2022-09-01
Standard Chartered Malaysia launches SmartStocks
KUALA LUMPUR: Standard Chartered Malaysia has launched SmartStocks, a one-stop online share trading platform, bringing clients the convenience of trading on 12 exchanges across seven global markets from Malaysia via one account. In a statement, th...
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2022-09-01
With 10mil consumers, 505k microSMEs, Boost looks beyond market share for growth
Being a subsidiary of a listed company, ie Axiata Group Bhd, means that Boost Business Sdn Bhd, while operating like a startup, has its revenue and customer metrics made public. And the key take-away from the data shared during Axiata’s rece...
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2022-08-31
Budget 2023: Tourism Ministry wants more to promote Malaysia overseas
KUALA LUMPUR: The Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry is hoping for a bigger allocation to promote the country overseas as part of its Budget 2023 wishlist. Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri said this was necessary to revitalise the country's to...
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2022-08-31
Business group schools ministry on foreign worker allocation issue
PETALING JAYA: The human resources ministry “has a lot to learn”, the Small and Medium Enterprises Association Malaysia (Samenta) said following the fiasco over employers’ applications for foreign worker quotas. Samenta chairman ...