KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 12 — Malaysian small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are encouraged to sign up for the National Policy on Industry4RWD Readiness Assessment (RA) to check their capabilities and readiness in Industry 4.0 technologies and processes.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 26 — The Malaysian Institute of Economic Research (MIER) is revising down its real gross domestic product (GDP) projection in 2020 to -5.5 per cent amid a confluence of factors that weighed on the economy.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 — Industry players are hoping that Budget 2021 will offer more assistance and matching grants, especially those that would support small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and micro SMEs’ (MSMEs) digital adoption, as well as tax waivers to help them ride on the current headwinds.

By Selangor Journal Team SHAH ALAM, Oct 16 — Most small and medium entrepreneurs (SMEs) do not realise the opportunity and advantages in raising funds for their businesses via the equity crowdfunding (ECF) platform. Panellists in the session "Crowd Funding SME: Raise Funds the Smart Way" in...

By Selangor Journal Team SHAH ALAM, Oct 15 — The recent enforcement of the targeted conditional movement control order (CMCO) on Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and Sabah is a timely reminder for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to learn from experience during the movement control order...

By Selangor Journal Team SHAH ALAM, Oct 15 — Selangor will soon release an industry dialogue to recognise the contribution of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) as well as encourage dialogues between the industry and the state administration. State Investment, Industry and Commerce and Small...

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 14 — The share of firms at risk is expected to rise further by end-2020 as more businesses may struggle to adapt to new operating conditions.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 28 — Credit Guarantee Corporation Malaysia Bhd (CGC) believes that the anticipated business distress when the six-month moratorium expires on September 30, 2020 will be manageable.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 — The number of unifi subscribers has gone up by an average of 15 to 20 per cent.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 1 — The Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Ministry (MEDAC) via SME Corp Malaysia will provide stamp duty exemption for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) on any instruments executed for merger and acquisition (M&A) activities aimed at enhancing their capacity.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 15 — Deferred loan/financing repayments under the moratorium, which took effect on April 1 as part of the Prihatin Rakyat Economic Stimulus Package (Prihatin), are estimated to have reached RM55.2 billion as at July 13.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 23 — The government has paid out RM40 million to 40,000 recipients of Bantuan Prihatin Nasional (BPN) cash aid through Bank Simpanan Nasional (BSN) branches nationwide between June 12 and 19, said Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Aziz.

SHAH ALAM, June 22 — The registration for the Selangor Advance financing scheme, which was introduced to help small-medium contractors and service providers increase their cash flow, will begin from July 1, says Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 5 — The proposed Short-Term Economic Recovery Plan needs to pay more attention to micro and small enterprises as they are the groups most affected by Covid-19 that is harming the national and global economies.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 4 — The government is drafting a Temporary Measures Bill to mitigate the social and economic impacts of Covid-19, said the International Trade and Industry Ministry (Miti).

KUALA LUMPUR, May 29 — The short-term economic recovery plan which will be announced by the Prime Minister will see continued cooperation between the government and the private sector to ensure its smooth and orderly implementation to revive the economy.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 26 — The government will ensure that the local small and medium enterprises (SME) sector will remain resilient and sustainable in facing the current economic challenges, especially the cash flow problem during the movement control order (MCO) period, said Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 10 — The small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is proposing for the government to allow SMEs to partially operate during the movement control order (MCO) period to generate cash flow.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 26 — The Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (Matta) has called on the government to allow the private sector to stop mandatory contributions to the Employees Provident Fund (EPF), Human Resource Development Fund (HRDF) and other levies such as the Social Security Organisation (SOCSO) and Employment Insurance System (EIS).