KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 23 — It is important for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to strike a balance between cybersecurity and the convenience of carrying out their core business in the current growing digital economy trend across the globe.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 18 — The number of jobs created in 2020 decreased by 31,000 jobs to 73,000 from 104,000 jobs created in 2019, reflecting a softer labour demand from businesses in the private sector, said Department of Statistics Malaysia chief statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 5 — Amazon Global Selling has provided over 250 new innovative tools, services, and logistics to support global sellers to succeed amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 14 — The National Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia (NCCIM) hopes the government and banks would consider providing financial assistance and relief measures for affected businesses during the second movement control order (MCO 2.0).

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13 — The Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia (IRBM) is currently implementing the centralisation and decentralisation of certain categories of taxpayer files in line with the government's policy on tax treatment for small and medium enterprises (SMEs).

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 28 — The Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) has called on the government to resolve issues related to employers which still require governmental support in weathering the challenges brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 16 — Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) can obtain financing of up RM5 million from Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM)’s RM1 billion High Tech Facility – National Investment Aspirations (HTF-NIA).

PUTRAJAYA, Dec 10 — Malaysia today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) to promote cooperation among small and medium enterprises (SMEs).

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 — Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has elaborated on the new and enhanced financing facilities for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), namely the Targeted Relief and Recovery Facility (TRRF) and the Micro Enterprises Facility (MEF), as announced in Budget 2021.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 23 — The Ministry of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives (MEDAC) is confident the target of 50 per cent contribution of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to the gross domestic product (GDP) under the National Entrepreneurship Policy (NEP) can be achieved by 2030.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 11 — The government and its agencies will examine the bureaucratic process for incentives channelled to the public with the aim of shortening the application period, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Special Functions) Datuk Seri Mohd Redzuan Md Yusof said.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 6 — Malaysia’s economy is expected to expand between 6.5 per cent and 7.5 per cent in 2021 in tandem with the anticipated improvement in global trade, better consumer sentiment and business confidence, the Ministry of Finance (MoF) said.

SHAH ALAM, Oct 23 — Digitalisation will be the state government’s main focus during the tabling of the 2021 Selangor Budget next week.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 — The upcoming Budget 2021 should emphasise on efforts to produce more small and medium enterprises (SMEs) involved in the halal industry, as well as facilitate them in obtaining halal certification and penetrating the export market.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 17 — The government must no longer ignore the urgent need to reinstate the blanket loan moratorium for at least another three months for the B40 and M40 groups, as well as the small and medium-scale enterprise (SME) operators, not just in areas under the conditional movement control order (CMCO) but also across the country.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 16 — The Malaysian Association Tour Agency (MATA) has urged the government to allow the RM1 billion Penjana Tourism Financing (PTF) facility to be directly administered by the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture Malaysia (Motac).

SHAH ALAM, Oct 16 — The Selangor government has produced a series of video interviews titled "Industry Dialogue: Post-Pandemic Recovery" (Dialog Industri: Pemulihan Pasca Pandemik) which features local small enterprises from various sectors sharing their experiences during the implementation of the movement control order (MCO) and its adverse impact on their businesses.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 14 — The banking system as a whole disbursed RM120 billion in lending and financing to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the first half (H1) of 2020.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 — Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) still in need of financing repayment assistance post-moratorium are urged to contact their banks.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 6 —  The Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (Matrade) has been shortlisted for the World Trade Promotion Organisation (WTPO) Awards 2020 by the Geneva-based International Trade Centre (ITC), a joint agency of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the United Nations.