BERNAMA – HIGHER SENTIMENT INDEX INDICATES RISING CONFIDENCE AMONG MSMES –

KUALA LUMPUR, July 3 (Bernama) — The small and medium enterprise (SME) sentiment index has improved, rising to 54.7 in the first half of 2024 from 53.5 in the second half of 2023.

SME Development Bank Malaysia Bhd (SME Bank) group president/chief executive officer Datuk Dr Aria Putera Ismail said the positive shift was primarily driven by better economic expectations, improved…