Malaysia’s Vynn Capital shares research insights on Southeast Asia cross-border commerce landscape

Malaysia-headquartered early-stage venture capital firm Vynn Capital has on Wednesday released the firm’s findings on cross-border e-commerce opportunities in Southeast Asia. Small-medium enterprises (SMEs) are now finding themselves in a position that requires greater support in the form of a more efficient supply chain, as the digitalization of economies and cross-border… Source link

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Golden Bull Award recognises 200 Malaysian SME in 2-day ceremony

PETALING JAYA: The Golden Bull Award, which acknowledges SME who have shown outstanding resilience and quick thinking to adapt and evolve in an ever-changing market environment, has recognised over 200 Malaysian SME in its 20th edition this year, with nine Malaysian SME awarded the coveted Super Golden Bull Award yesterday. The nine Super Golden Bull Award winners are Asteel Sdn Bhd, EB… Source link

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Delivering Meaningful tech Value to SMEs. The How.

According to the Accelerating Malaysian Digital SMEs: Escaping The Computerisation Trap report in 2020, only 50% of SMEs possess an Information and Communications Technology (ICT) leader mindset, 30% are categorised as ICT followers and the remaining 20% are ICT laggards. This indicates that many SMEs are still receptive to making the move towards digitalisation with the stumbling blocks being… Source link

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CIMB offers RM5m SME-friendly initiative to MSMEs in NCER

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 1): CIMB Bank Bhd and CIMB Islamic Bank Bhd are offering the NCIA-CIMB Entrepreneur Scheme (NCES) to eligible micro, small and medium entrepreneurs (MSMEs) in the northern region, namely the states of Perlis, Kedah, Penang, and Perak, which make up the Northern Corridor Economic Region (NCER). In a statement on Monday (Aug 1), the banking group said the scheme provides up to… Source link

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SME GDP up 1% in 2021 but slower than country’s 3.1%

MALAYSIA’S small and medium enterprises’ (SMEs) gross domestic product (GDP) in 2021 increased 1%, slower than Malaysia’s GDP which grew 3.1%, says the Statistics Department. Chief statistician Datuk Seri Mohd Uzir Mahidin said generally, the growth of SMEs’ GDP will exceed Malaysia’s GDP but since… Source link

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Another successful SME Bank sukuk issuance

ON the back of the current challenging environment, Small Medium Enterprise Development Bank Malaysia Bhd (SME Bank) has successfully recorded another sustainability sukuk issuance under its book-building exercise, registering a total order of RM536mil which exceeded the initial desired size of RM300mil. Group… Source link

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eBay Assists Malaysian SMEs To Export To An Average of 30 International Markets

eBay’s “Southeast Asia Small Online Business Trade Report 2022” showed that 68% of eBay-enabled small businesses in Southeast Asia exported to 10 or more international markets in 2020 – spurring the growth of global retailers eBay empowers Malaysian SMEs to be global traders, keeping their businesses in balance amid uncertainty Top five categories for Malaysian SMEs on eBay are… Source link

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Malaysian SME on eBay export to an average of 30 international markets

PETALING JAYA: Malaysian small and medium enterprises (SME) on eBay export to an average of 30 international markets, with the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, Germany, Canada, Italy, France, Japan, China, and Spain emerging as the top markets. The top five categories for Malaysian SME on eBay are auto parts, home & garden, health & beauty, cellphones and accessories, and… Source link

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Stats Dept: SME’s GDP 1.0pc up in 2021 but slower than Malaysia’s 3.1pc

Chief statistician Datuk Seri Mohd Uzir Mahidin said generally, the growth of SMEs’ GDP will exceed Malaysia’s GDP but since 2020, the SMEs’ GDP has recorded slower growth than Malaysia’s GDP. ― Picture by Yusof Mat Isa Wednesday, 27 Jul 2022 1:54 PM MYT KUALA LUMPUR, July 27 ― Malaysia’s small and medium enterprises’ (SMEs) gross domestic product (GDP) in 2021 increased… Source link

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SME association supports early ratification of CPTPP

Tuesday, 26 Jul 2022 7:00 PM MYT KUALA LUMPUR, July 26 — The Small and Medium Enterprises Association of Malaysia (Samenta) has sought the government to ratify the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) as soon as possible following the release of the cost-benefits analysis by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC). According to a PWC study, Malaysia’s gross… Source link

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