SME News
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2025-08-01
SMEs need more than broad promises in 13MP, say business groups
PETALING JAYA: The 13th Malaysia Plan (13MP) outlines broad ambitions for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) but lacks the clarity and targeted reforms needed to support their growth, say business groups. SME Association of Malaysia national pres...
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2025-08-01
Financial sector must play key role in enabling SMEs in strategic growth sectors — BNM governor
KUALA LUMPUR (July 31): As Malaysia charts its path forward under the 13th Malaysia Plan (13MP), the financial sector must play a transformative role in enabling small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to participate meaningfully in strategic growth sect...
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2025-07-31
e-Invoice: A smart move for Malaysian SMEs in the digital era
KUALA LUMPUR (July 31): Running a small or medium-sized enterprise (SME) in Malaysia today means navigating a business environment that is increasingly complex, competitive and demanding. Businesses are expected to provide quick and accurate servi...
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2025-07-31
13MP likely to prioritise development expenditure
PETALING JAYA: Development expenditure is expected to remain a key pillar of the government’s strategy in the 13th Malaysia Plan (13MP), with allocations projected to hover around RM80bil annually over the next five years as Malaysia prioritise...
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2025-07-31
Samenta urges labour reform recalibration under RMK13 to ease SME burden
THE Small and Medium Enterprises Association of Malaysia (Samenta) has lauded the 13th Malaysia Plan (RMK13) as bold and inclusive, but cautioned that labour reforms must be properly sequenced to avoid overburdening SMEs. In a statement today...

