SME100 Participants More Than Doubled Revenue in 2022 KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Dec. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Malaysian SMEs have experienced a significant rebound following the reopening of the economy post-COVID-19 pandemic. In 2022, the SME sector recorded an 11.6 percent growth in GDP against 8.7 percent for the overall economy. Congratulations to the Winners of 2023 Malaysia SME100 Awards This… Source link

Kota Kinabalu: Small and Medium-sized Entrepreneurs Sabah (SME Sabah) continues to grow with President Prof Datuk Foo Ngee Kee achieving three of his missions during his second term (2021 – 2024). First, the membership strength is now sevenfold from its initial 40. Second, is collaborations and building relationships with the government and with other trade associations and non-governmental… Source link

Honorary doctorate for ex-CM Published on: Thursday, December 14, 2023 By: Suria Abdullah Text Size: Musa (left) receiving his scroll from Azman. Kota Kinabalu: Former Chief Minister Tan Sri Musa Aman received an honorary doctorate (PhD) in Development Economy from Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) on Wednesday. He received the award during the university’s 25th convocation… Source link

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 12): Small and Medium Enterprises Association (Samenta) has called for the formation of a cabinet-level Future of Work Task Force as part of the plan to respond to the changed talent markets. In a statement on Tuesday, the association urged the government to do the necessary labour law reforms to better reflect the current gig economy and ensure stronger share of labour… Source link

The Honda City is already part of a big year-end sale by Honda Malaysia (HM), and a special ‘government servants exclusive’ promotion came onboard last month to bring total savings to RM8,000. Now, according to the Facebook post, this RM8k total rewards offer is now ‘for everyone’ and not just public sector employees. We checked with HM and they explained that the promo is now… Source link

PETALING JAYA: Malaysian Technology Development Corporation (MTDC) and SME Corporation Malaysia (SME Corp) have sealed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate and build partnerships to foster entrepreneurial growth of Malaysian small and medium enterprises. The strategic partnership aims to leverage the strengths of both parties to establish networks, provide access to technologies… Source link

SUSTAINABILITY practices are expected to make a huge impact on small and medium enterprises (SMEs) which are the backbone of Malaysia’s economy. Embracing such practices, which include environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles, will pave the way for overseas expansion and attract investors into SMEs. Source link

UNIONS ASK FOR INCLUSION IN TALKS Meanwhile, there seems to be apprehension from the side of the workers’ unions as well, with the secretary-general of the Malaysian Trade Union Congress (MTUC) Kamarul Bahrin Mansor saying that they were not invited for talks about the policy. “Any new policy concerning workers that the government wants to implement should be discussed with workers and… Source link

Apparel and textile imports to the U.S. increased by 2.8 percent or 8.0 billion square meters equivalent (SME) in October versus 7.8 billion SME a year earlier, according to the Office of Textiles and Apparel of the U.S. Department of Commerce (OTEXA).[1] Those numbers show a marked contrast from the first 10 months of 2023 compared with the same 2022 time frame, where shipments declined 15… Source link

KOTA KINABALU: An additional terminal at the Kota Kinabalu International Airport (KKIA) will be handy but will not be sufficient to cater for the long-term needs of Sabah, says an entrepreneur group here. Small and Medium Enterprise Association of Sabah (SME Sabah) president Datuk Foo Ngee Kee(pic) said the… Source link