KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 8): Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are hoping that the government can guide them to better understand environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) practices in the business sector. SME Association of Malaysia national president Ding Hong Sing said they are also hoping that the government would allocate a one-to-one ESG matching grant of RM2 billion under Budget… Source link

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The grievances of Tanah Abang Market and other conventional market traders over dwindling sales finally reached the ears of President Joko Widodo. On Monday, September 25, he summoned Trade Minister Zulkifli Hasan and Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Minister Teten Masduki. Top on the agenda of the closed meeting was the Trade Minister Regulation No…. Source link

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) believes that the Malaysian government must also be responsible for the smoke from forest and land fires in Indonesia. Walhi’s forest campaign manager, Uli Arta Siagian, pointed out that some of the companies experiencing fires in their concession areas are based in Malaysia. “The Malaysian government should take… Source link

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Minister of Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) Teten Masduki said that Indonesia was falling behind Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand in the number of entrepreneurs with only 3.4 percent of the total population. “Compared to Singapore, which has less than 5 million people, the number of entrepreneurs is around 8.6 percent. Malaysia and Thailand are… Source link

The myWorld group of companies, which relocated its headquarters to Austria this summer, is continuing to take off and focus on international growth in attractive markets. Primarily, the operator of the multinational myWorld Benefit Program is targeting the Asian and African regions. In July, myWorld Asia opened a new headquarters in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to expand its presence in the… Source link

Starting operations on Oct. 4, the RDC will operate on a faster delivery model utilising optimization strategy based on economies of scale, skill, and scope. AZAP operating entities (OEs) – which include Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, and Thailand – are expected to retain strategic demand capabilities, enabling them to… Source link

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KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 4): The government will focus on small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Budget 2024, said Deputy Finance Minister II Steven Sim Chee Keong. He said it was one of the key performance indicators (KPI) set by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. “Foreign direct investment (FDI) is important for Malaysia’s economy and the government will continue to increase efforts to… Source link

KUALA LUMPUR: Support for the small and medium enterprises (SMEs) is vital as the global supply chains are shifting to Asean countries, says Investment, Trade And Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz. He said that Asean is the new China and is set to become not just the world’s factory but… Source link