SME News
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2020-11-02
Gearing up for export recovery
PETALING JAYA: Times may be tough for business, but the Malaysia External Trade Development Corp (Matrade) is doing all it can to ensure that it helps boost the country’s exports. “The core function of Matrade is to create export oppor...
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2020-11-02
Budget should be based on current economic fragility
KUALA LUMPUR: Bank Islam Malaysia Bhd believes Budget 2021, which will be tabled on Nov 6, will be formulated to take into account the current economic situation that is still fragile even though it has shown encouraging signs of recovery. Chief e...
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2020-11-02
Mixed reactions to placing ads for foreign workers on portal
PETALING JAYA: The move to get employers to advertise vacancies for foreign workers and expatriates on the national employment portal has drawn support from the country’s largest employers’ group, and thumbs down from small and medium-siz...
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2020-11-01
Tourism firms seek aid to protect jobs, businesses
Battered tourism players are pinning high hopes on the 2021 Budget to revive the sector's fortunes and help them stay afloat. Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (Matta) president Datuk Tan Kok Liang said the tourism industry would...
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2020-11-01
E-commerce platforms hope government will continue working with them
KUALA LUMPUR: Shopee has proposed that the Finance Ministry and Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation continue with the Economic Recovery Plan (Penjana) involving e-commerce platforms by factoring it in the 2021 Budget. The government's efforts...