Kota Kinabalu: The Small and Medium Enterprise Association of Sabah (SME Sabah) has been urged to continue doing outreach programmes in areas outside of the city. Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel. Daily Express Malaysia Making the call, Deputy Chief Minister ll cum Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Dr Joachim Gunsalam assured of his Ministry’s… Source link

Joachim calls on group to continue outreach programmes to micro, SMEs Published on: Saturday, February 24, 2024 Text Size: The minister in a group photo after presenting cheques to charitable organizations and schools at SME Sabah’s Chinese New Year Chap Goh Mei 2024 event. (MLGH pic) Kota Kinabalu: Deputy Chief Minister II Datuk Seri Dr Joachim Gunsalam urged the Small and… Source link

ARAU, Feb 24 ― More than 200,000 people have benefited from the nationwide implementation of 131 series of Madani Cooperative Sales since last year, Entrepreneur and Cooperative Development Minister Datuk Ewon Benedick said. He said the programme offered daily necessities at discounted rates, with prices reduced by up to 20 per cent. “For this purpose, more than RM4.1 million has been… Source link

Judo Bank Appoints Chris Bayliss as CEO & MD to Drive SME Growth – CEOWORLD magazine Last Updated on February 23, 2024 Source link

PETALING JAYA (ANN/THE STAR) – The fall of the Malaysian ringgit has sparked worries among manufacturers and small and medium enterprises (SMEs), prompting calls for offsetting policies. Nevertheless, industry experts suggest a silver lining: export-oriented companies and the tourism sector could potentially benefit from the situation. According to Tan Sri Soh Thian Lai of the Federation of… Source link

February 22, 2024 PETALING JAYA – Manufacturers and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are concerned with the fall of the ringgit and have called for policies to offset the impact. However, all is not lost as export-oriented companies and the tourism sector may stand to reap benefits, say industry experts. Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers Tan Sri… Source link

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 21): Human Resources Development Corp (HRD Corp) has achieved a new record-high levy collection in 2023, with RM2.2 billion collected, compared to its previous highest tally of RM1.81 billion recorded in 2022. “In 2023, various successful achievements were recorded by the ministry through HRD Corp. These include the collection of levies exceeding RM2.2 billion and the… Source link

The 3rd meeting of AITIGA Joint Committee for undertaking the review of ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement (AITIGA)  was hosted by India in Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi from 16-19 February 2024. The meeting was co-chaired by Shri Rajesh Agrawal, Additional Secretary, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, India… Source link

This article first appeared in The Edge Malaysia Weekly on February 12, 2024 – February 18, 2024 IT has been just over a year since Alliance Bank Malaysia Bhd embarked on a new strategy of expanding its focus beyond its niche of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in a bid to accelerate its growth. To its credit, the lender — the smallest of the country’s eight banking groups by asset size… Source link

KUALA TERENGGANU: Ministry of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives involving funding of RM485.3 million, throughout last year. Its Minister Datuk Ewon Benedick (pix) said that apart from funding from agencies such as Amanah Ikhtiar Malaysia, TEKUN Nasional and SME Bank, a total of 811 entrepreneurs had received entrepreneurship guidance and training from the National Institute of… Source link