KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Industrial Development Finance Bhd (MIDF), through its Development Finance Division (DFD), has introduced the Soft Financing Scheme for Digital and Technology (SFDT).
The SFDT, channelled through the International Trade and Industry Ministry (Miti), is offered to all sectors with the aim of increasing the marketability of small and medium enterprise’s (SME) products into national and global markets, as well as encouraging local SMEs to adopt digitisation and e-commerce.
The scheme offers financing of up to RM1mil or up to 90% of total costs of eligible items, including legal fees related to the financing, as well as an interest rate as low as 4%.
“SMEs are a crucial part of the Malaysian economy.
“Rapid adoption of technology would certainly assist SMEs to drive better efficiency and boost their growth through lower operational cost and enriched supply chain as well as enhanced market reach, ” MIDF DFD head Azizi Mustafa said.
Source: https://www.thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2020/09/02/midf-scheme-for-smes-to-adopt-digitisation