SME News
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2023-02-16
Employers doubt govt's aim to solve labour shortage issue in 3 months
KUALA LUMPUR: The government aims to resolve the foreign labour shortage within three months but employers are unconvinced that the issue could be completely sorted. This, they said, was because of the lengthy documentation process which involves ...
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2023-02-15
Malaysia's automotive sales to remain resilient in 2023: Tengku Zafrul
PEKAN, Pahang: Malaysia's new vehicle sales will remain resilient, albeit a challenging 2023, after posting its best-ever volume of over 720,658 units in 2022, said International Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz. ...
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2023-02-15
Malaysia can achieve high-income nation status as early as 2026 if growth continues at 4-5%: Rafizi
PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia is on track to become a high-income nation if economic growth remains at around four to five per cent and the value of the ringgit is stronger, said Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli. "It means that if economic growth from 202...
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2023-02-15
Governance, innovation and digitalisation
The fear of a recession in advanced economies is fast fading. After big interest rate hikes, inflation is climbing down. A recovering world has helped stabilise our ringgit and propped up our competitiveness. The better news, of course, is Chin...
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2023-02-15
Think tank sounds alarm over private debt situation
PETALING JAYA: Housewife Agnes (not her real name) leads a fairly comfortable life. Her husband earns just about RM5,200 a month, a stable income that affords them a house and a car. Unfortunately, a health insurance plan is out of reach. Ho...

