SME News
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2021-09-07
Tap the big potential among startups and SMEs, says economist
PETALING JAYA: Start-up companies and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) must be central to future government initiatives, as these firms have the most potential to grow and create value and jobs, says an economist. Paolo Casadio of HELP Un...
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2021-09-06
Struggling SMEs want single-dose staff back at work
PETALING JAYA: SME bosses are pleading to the government to allow people who have received their first vaccine dose to return to work to prevent the collapse of their firms. SME Association president Michael Kang said that about 25% of small and m...
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2021-09-06
SME Bank inks RM150 mil MOU with Sabah Development Bank
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 6): Small Medium Enterprise Development Bank Malaysia Bhd (SME Bank) has signed a RM150 million memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Sabah Development Bank Bhd (SDB) to offer various financing packages and entrepreneur developmen...
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2021-09-06
Economists call for more concerted effort from development banks to help MSMEs
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 6): Development financial institutions (DFIs), or specialised banks, should provide more funding opportunities to micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), and not just focus on big companies. Putra Business School (PBS) ass...
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2021-09-06
CM: Targeted SOPs to safeguard SMEs against Covid-19 in Penang
GEORGE TOWN, Sept 6 — Following the surge in Covid-19 cases in Penang in recent weeks, with 70 per cent of cases attributed to workplace clusters, the state government will collaborate with the industry players for a more targeted approach in i...