SME News
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2022-11-02
Alternative financing options mooted for MSMEs in agri-business
PETALING JAYA: Equity crowdfunding (ECF) and peer-to-peer (P2P) financing were among several proposals discussed at a Securities Commission (SC) workshop this week on ways to bridge the financing gap for micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises (M...
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2022-11-02
Malaysia likely to keep growth impetus, says research firm
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is expected to sustain its economic growth momentum despite a drop in the manufacturing purchasing manager’s index (PMI) from 49.1 in September to 48.7 last month, according to MIDF Research. The research firm said gro...
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2022-11-02
Tune Protect gets BNM conditional approval to join financial regulatory sandbox
TUNE Protect Group Bhd has received Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) conditional approval to participate in the Financial Technology Regulatory Sandbox to test a digital life insurance business for the Malaysian market. In a statement yeste...
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2022-11-01
Keeping an eye on SME loans amid rising headwinds
LOANS to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are continuing to grow at a healthy rate, thanks in part to government support. In view of rising inflation and interest rates, however, as well as growing risks of a global recession next year, how SMEs h...
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2022-11-01
Malaysian economy holding up but headwinds persist: Azman
KUALA LUMPUR: Chief executives, industry experts and business leaders today discussed major trends impacting the Malaysian economy as well as issues of common concern such as inflation and labour shortages at the 2022 Perdana Leadership Foundation CE...

