SME News
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2022-01-05
Bosses urged to start fund to aid workers in emergencies
PETALING JAYA: In the wake of squabbles over Employees Provident Fund (EPF) withdrawals to help flood victims, an economist has suggested that employers establish a special fund to help their staff during emergencies. Carmelo Ferlito of the Center...
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2022-01-04
Insight - SMEs incur extensive damage from floods
OF the 35% of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor, the most severely affected by floods are those in Klang, Shah Alam and Ulu Langat. While a few commercial banks and the Credit Guarantee Corp (CGC) have come up ...
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2022-01-04
Medac offers loan moratorium for flood victims
THE Ministry of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperative (Medac) has decided to provide loan moratoriums to businesses affected by the floods through its agencies. Medac Minister Tan Sri Noh Omar said this in response to the predicament that...
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2022-01-04
Business groups predict continuity and better year ahead
GEORGE TOWN: The supply chain business, which has been badly affected by the Covid-19 pandemic in the last two years, is expected to bounce back in 2022. “Supply chain disruptions have negatively impacted the country’s growth, mainly c...
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2022-01-04
Businesses report faster expansion in Q4
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian manufacturing sector reported a further increase in growth momentum in the fourth quarter (Q4)of 2021, as operating conditions improved at the quickest pace since April. The headline IHS Markit Malaysia Manufacturing P...