SME News
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2021-10-29
Let’s get real about the economy
MALAYSIA is currently in a tricky position, fiscally speaking. Fitch Solutions Country Risk and Industry Research recently revised its 2021 fiscal deficit forecast for the country to 7.4% of GDP, up from 6.4% previously. This largely stems fr...
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2021-10-29
Budget 2022 includes RM40b ‘Semarak Niaga’ aid, zero-interest loans for businesses to recover from pandemic
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 — The government announced a multi-billion ringgit’s worth of aid to businesses in Malaysia on a road to recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic for Budget 2022. Finance Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz ann...
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2021-10-29
NCIA collaborates with Kedah to unlock value in rural areas
NORTHERN Corridor Implementation Authority (NCIA) had signed an agreement with State Secretary Kedah Inc (SSK) to mark their strategic collaboration in realising a new and holistic economic development concept named Integrated Economic and Community ...
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2021-10-29
New entrepreneurs hardest hit by Covid-19 pandemic
MICRO, small and medium enterprises have been among the hardest hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, causing alarm to the industry, especially for young entrepreneurs. A Youth Co:Lab survey, co-led by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) ...
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2021-10-29
Expansionary budget to mitigate Covid-19 fallout expected
FOLLOWING the political compromise forged with the Opposition coalition, the government is expected to table a budget that will contain proposed key measures to alleviate hardship faced by households and small businesses and industries as a result of...