SME News
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2021-04-06
All aboard the construction sector
PETALING JAYA: Two mega rail projects laid the tracks of positive momentum for the construction sector as more clarity began to emerge on Malaysia’s mega infrastructure projects. Following the confirmation that the once-shelved third MRT lin...
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2021-04-06
Malaysia confident of attracting more foreign investment this year
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is confident of attracting more foreign investment this year after a big decline in 2020, and is looking at incentives to help support that goal, its finance minister said on Monday. Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz said in an inter...
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2021-04-06
Malaysia relaxes certain conditions for manufacturing, services firms
KUALA LUMPUR: The government has agreed to provide certain relaxation of conditions to manufacturing and services companies that have been approved with incentives under the purview of the Malaysian Investment Development Authority (Mida). In a st...
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2021-04-06
IMF maintains Malaysia's GDP growth at 6.5% this year
KUALA LUMPUR: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) maintains its forecast on Malaysia’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth this year at 6.5 per cent, according to its latest World Economic Outlook (WEO) report published today. Themed "...
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2021-04-05
Cookie sellers hope sales don’t crumble
JOHOR BARU: Cookie traders here have started preparing for the coming Ramadan, which they hope will be better than last year when sales dropped by nearly 70%. The huge drop was reportedly due to the closure of the border with Singapore, preventing...