SME News
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2023-02-14
Call for a bigger 2023 Budget
KUALA LUMPUR: The current unity government should increase the 2023 Budget to address high inflation as well as cut leakages and procurement irregularities to boost its finance, economists said. They also said there must be an urgency in reforming...
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2023-02-13
Malaysia:Central bank releases draft Financial Inclusion Framework 2023-2026
Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has released a discussion paper on its proposed Financial Inclusion Framework 2023-2026. The Framework sets out a clear vision to advance financial inclusion to elevate the financial well-being and standard of living of ...
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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...

