The approval status checks will start on Monday, 22 November 2021. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob has announced that the second payment of Special Caring Grant (Geran Khas Prihatin, or GKP) 4.0, amounting to RM500 for SMEs in Malaysia will be made from Tuesday, 23 November 2021. “This initiative will involve existing recipients of GKP 1.0, GKP 2.0, GKP 3.0, and new… Source link
Read More »Southeast Asia's Funding Societies Partners with MUFG Bank Malaysia to Introduce Referral Scheme Program – Crowdfund Insider
Southeast Asia-based online financing platform Funding Societies announced earlier this week that it teamed up with MUFG Bank Malaysia, which operates as a subsidiary of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, in order to introduce a Referral Scheme Program exclusively for the banking institution’s corporate customers in the nation. The partnership is focused on supporting the ongoing economic… Source link
Read More »IMPROVING SME CAPACITY IN HALAL INDUSTRY
Medac and SME Corp jointly enhance the capacity and capability of SMEs to tap into halal opportunities KUALA LUMPUR: It is estimated that by 2030, the global halal market will reach US$5.0tril (RM20.92tril), while the domestic market is expected to reach US$113.2bil (RM473.57bil). Moreover, Malaysia’s halal… Source link
Read More »PM Ismail Sabri urges MSME entrepreneurs in Malaysia to capitalise on govt’s digital initiatives | Malaysia
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob speaks at the Malaysian Armed Forces Family Home Launching Ceremony (RKMAT) at Taman LTAT, Bukit Jalil, November 3, 2021. — Bernama pic BERA, Nov 21 — Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) entrepreneurs should seize the opportunities created through the government’s initiatives to transition from conventional to online business,… Source link
Read More »Local company urges govt to intensify campaign to buy Malaysian goods online | Malaysia
Workers are seen hard at work hanging up the national flag outside a building ahead of the National Day celebrations in Kuala Lumpur August 18, 2016. ― Picture by Yusof Mat Isa LANGKAWI, Nov 21 — The Buy Malaysian Goods Campaign (KBBM) needs to be intensified on the online platform in line with the increase in purchases through the method by consumers following the Covid-19 pandemic… Source link
Read More »Govt hopes to ratify RCEP by early next year, says Tok Pa | Malaysia
For the CPTPP, Mustapa hoped that the cost and benefit analysis would be finalised in the near future. — Bernama pic KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 21 — Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Economy) Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed has reiterated the government’s hope to ratify the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) by early next year. For the Comprehensive and Progressive… Source link
Read More »Maybank: SMEs remained agile during MCO with 67% integrating technology for sales platform
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 19): Some 67% or two-thirds of Maybank’s small and medium enterprise (SME) customers revealed in a survey that they had successfully integrated digital technology into their sales platforms during the Movement Control Order (MCO) 3.0 period. In a statement, Maybank said MCOs and social distancing measures have driven SMEs to reorganise their business models by bringing their… Source link
Read More »Budget 2022 is inclusive, balanced, comprehensive for all levels of society, says Tengku Zafrul
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 18): Budget 2022 will remain inclusive, balanced and comprehensive, and protect the interests of all sections of society, Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz said. Themed “Keluarga Malaysia, Makmur Sejahtera”, he said the main measures of the budget will be implemented through three axes, namely strengthening recovery, building resilience and driving… Source link
Read More »AFFIN BANK IS THE FIRST MALAYSIAN BANK GLOBALLY RECOGNISED BY IFC FOR ITS SME-CENTRIC DIGITAL TOOL
In its pursuit to become the “Bank of Choice” for small & medium enterprises (SMEs), Affin Bank Berhad, together with Affin Islamic Bank Berhad (“AFFIN BANK” or “the Bank”), has set the record by becoming the first Malaysian bank globally recognised at the Global SME Finance Awards 2021 with an Honorable Mention in the “Product Innovation of the Year” category for its SME… Source link
Read More »Maybank survey: 67pc of SMEs leverage digital sales tech during MCO 3.0 | Money
Maybank survey: 67pc of SMEs leverage digital sales tech during MCO 3.0. — Shutterstock pic via ETX Studio KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 17 — A survey conducted by Maybank involving its small and medium enterprise (SME) customers has revealed that 67 per cent of the respondents have leveraged digital technology into its sales platform during the Movement Control Order (MCO) 3.0. The survey was… Source link
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