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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 (Bernama) -- With Budget 2025 set to be announced this Friday, SME Bank Bhd is calling for strategic measures to support the growth of small and medium enterprises (SMEs), focusing on sustainability, financial resilience, and digital transformation.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 14 (Bernama) -- The government has channelled RM5.76 billion in financing to 261,651 micro, small, and medium enterprise (MSME) entrepreneurs from January to August this year through the Entrepreneur and Cooperatives Development Ministry (KUSKOP) and its agencies.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 12 (Bernama) -- The government is expected to allocate a higher development expenditure (DE) of RM94.5 billion in Budget 2025, from RM88.5 billion in 2024’s forecast, to boost infrastructure play, said Kenanga Investment Bank Bhd (Kenanga IB).
From Rosmalis Anuar
VIENTIANE, Oct 10 (Bernama) -- Malaysia has welcomed the proposed US$14.7 billion (US$1=RM4.29) investment by United States (US) technology giants -- Google, Microsoft, Enovix Corporation, Amazon Web Services, Abbott Laboratories, and Boeing.
By Afifitri Muhammad
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- An increase in the Skill Development Fund Corporation (PTPK) and a rise in the number of government-supervised early childhood education centres are among the key expectations of the youth in the country for Budget 2025 to be tabled in Parliament this Oct 18.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 3 (Bernama) -- Malaysian exhibitors at the 21st China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO) in Nanning, China, last week performed beyond expectations, generating total sales of RM402.88 million-well above the RM320 million target set for the event.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 3 (Bernama) -- The government is urged to expedite the establishment of the Malaysian Gig Economy Commission (SEGiM) to ensure better organisation and regulation of the gig industry ecosystem.
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 2 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Islamic Economic Development Foundation (YAPEIM) is committed to supporting entrepreneurs from underprivileged backgrounds by providing business capital funding.
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 2 (Bernama) -- The affirmative action taken by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s administration to protect Bumiputera interests is a positive step, according to Indonesia’s former Economic Minister Chairul Tanjung.
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 1 (Bernama) -- The government views third sector organisations in Islamic finance, including zakat (tithe), waqf, and infaq institutions, as having a significant role in ensuring sustainable and equitable economic development in the country, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 1 (Bernama) -- CIMB Bank Bhd and CIMB Islamic Bank Bhd (CIMB Bank) have partnered with Credit Guarantee Corporation Malaysia Bhd (CGC) to offer an additional RM1.5 billion in financing through a portfolio guarantee scheme for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 1 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's low-wage structure is a significant factor behind the Employees Provident Fund's (EPF) inadequate savings.
