KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 3 — Khazanah Nasional Bhd and CGC Digital Sdn Bhd are investing in Southeast Asia’s largest unified small and medium enterprise digital finance platform, Funding Societies | Modalku, to broaden financing access for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). In a joint statement today, the companies said that following the investment, Funding Societies would aim to… Source link
Read More »AIDA Engineering Malaysia – Asia’s Leading SME That Drives Sustainable Innovation
SINGAPORE, Jan. 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — AIDA Engineering Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. celebrates Double Accolades at the recent 10th Asia Corporate Excellence and Sustainability Awards (ACES). The team was honoured in the category of “Asia’s Leading SME” & “Green Innovation”. After a thorough and unbiased review process, 82 winners emerged across 21 categories from Malaysia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Laos,
Read More »Malaysia’s Khazanah invests in SME financing platform Funding Societies
Malaysian sovereign wealth fund Khazanah Nasional has invested an undisclosed amount in Southeast Asian digital lending platform Funding Societies. In a joint statement on Wednesday, Khazanah said the investment will help it broaden financial access to businesses, especially micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) currently unserved by financial institutions. Malaysian fintech company CGC… Source link
Read More »AIDA Engineering Malaysia – Asia’s Leading SME That Drives Sustainable Innovation
SINGAPORE, Jan. 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — AIDA Engineering Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. celebrates Double Accolades at the recent 10th Asia Corporate Excellence and Sustainability Awards (ACES). The team was honoured in the category of “Asia’s Leading SME” & “Green Innovation”. After a thorough and unbiased review process, 82 winners emerged across 21 categories from Malaysia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Laos,… Source link
Read More »LVG tax: More than meets the eye
PETALING JAYA: It was supposed to be a clear-cut case of adding 10% of the low-value goods (LVG) tax to the price of imported goods tagged below RM500 sold through ecommerce platforms. However, to the shock of consumers, the total to pay is not a mere additional 10% for some goods as overseas sellers have… Source link
Read More »Ramanan proposes raising Tekun allocation for Indian entrepreneurs
KUALA LUMPUR: Deputy Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Minister Datuk R. Ramanan proposes that the government increase the RM30mil allocation of the Indian Community Entrepreneur Development Scheme (Spumi) under Tabung Ekonomi Kumpulan Usaha Niaga (Tekun) Nasional in line with current challenges. He… Source link
Read More »Extensive SME support plan
KUALA LUMPUR: With the dawn of 2024, the SME Association of Malaysia is looking forward to further promoting small and medium enterprises as the backbone of economic growth. Its president Ding Hong Sing said the association’s confidence has been boosted by Budget 2024’s allocation of RM44 billion to advance micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSME). “MSME contributed 38.2% to the… Source link
Read More »SMEs want govt to hit high gear
PETALING JAYA: Delivery and implementation must be in high gear if the government wants to see stronger economic growth this year, say the small and medium enterprises (SMEs). With SMEs making up the majority of businesses in Malaysia, they said the government’s resolve in transforming the economy should… Source link
Read More »Samsung Galaxy AI is Coming
We all know the artificial intelligence wave is coming, back in November, Samsung caught us by surprise by releasing an article about showing a glimpse into the era of Samsung Galaxy AI. It was a teaser piece that mentioned a few important aspects such as it will be part of the Samsung Galaxy experience and it will be powered by both on-device AI as well as cloud-based… Source link
Read More »Malaysia’s FDI grows by RM14.9bil in 3Q with the help of CPTPP – Tengku Zafrul
KUALA LUMPUR: The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) has helped to boost foreign direct investment (FDI) into the country, with Malaysia’s cumulative FDI rising by RM14.9 billion to reach RM914.9 billion at the end of the third quarter (3Q) of 2023. Investment, Trade… Source link
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