KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 28 -- The government is committed to continue helping the small and medium enterprises (SMEs) along their recovery path in the upcoming 2021 Budget, said Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 24 — The extension of the Wage Subsidy Programme for another three months until December 2020 provides the much needed support for industries in sustaining their business and safeguarding employment.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 21 — Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and micro businesses need more supportive policies to stay afloat, says RAM Ratings.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 16 — CIMB branches and auto finance centres nationwide will stay open on the last two weekends of September to facilitate financial support to customers in light of the expiry of the six-month loan moratorium at the end of the month.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 15 — The Ministry of International Trade and Industry (Miti) has introduced several measures and strategies, including tax exemption and investment tax allowance, to speed up the recovery of trade and economic activities from the Covid-19 pandemic, the Dewan Negara was told.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 11 — The Selangor Business Hub (SBH), is expected to become a breakthrough for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) around the globe in reaching more business counterparts and further grow their businesses, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 29 — Individual and Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) borrowers and businesses can apply directly to their respective banks beginning from Aug 7, 2020 to obtain the flexibilities that were announced today, says Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM).

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.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 18 — Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) must quickly transform their businesses including working remotely in the digital space to survive amid the challenges brought on by the global Covid-19 pandemic.

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 2 — Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) can check on their application status for the Prihatin Special Grant (GKP) from June 3 onwards, said Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz today.

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, May 28 — The government is anticipating more businesses to reopen next week after the Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebration and resume their full productivity level in the coming weeks.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 — Providing jobs for more than half a million unemployed Malaysians should be made a priority in the government’s economic recovery plan which intends to roll out soon.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 14 — With consumers fully embracing e-commerce due to the movement control order (MCO) to stop the spread of Covid-19, businesses across industries are seen to be pushing boundaries and accelerating their digital presence.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 14 — The government will be implementing a short- and medium-term economic recovery plan to rejuvenate the country’s economic growth soon, said Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 — Malaysia's economy grew moderately at 0.7 per cent in the first quarter of 2020 from 4.5 per cent in the same quarter last year, as gross domestic product growth was affected by the Covid-19 pandemic and the implementation of the movement control order (MCO).

KUALA LUMPUR, May 7 — The need for a stronger concerted effort among Apec economies and a more focused strategy for structural reforms, especially in harnessing modern digital technology to address economic challenges, has become more critical than ever amid the adverse impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 — Loans totaling RM3 billion have been approved for 6,840 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) under the government’s easy financing scheme until May 5, Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz said.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 3 — The International Trade and Industry Ministry (MITI) has welcomed Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s announcement to allow almost all economic sectors to resume operations starting Monday.