Budget 2024 should focus on competitiveness, mitigating global slowdown impact, says FMM

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 9): Initiatives under Budget 2024 should focus on strengthening the competitiveness of the manufacturing industry, especially for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), in terms of mitigating the impact of the global economic slowdown, inflationary cost pressures, and enhancing productivity by increasing digitalisation and supporting the green growth and sustainability…