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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 20 (Bernama) -- The allocation of RM470 million for financing funds aimed at supporting women-led micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) will play a crucial role in assisting women entrepreneurs in securing working capital, acquiring assets, and expanding their business capacity to higher levels.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 20 (Bernama) -- The TikTok Shop SME Digitalisation Conference, a collaborative effort between the Selangor Smart City & Digital Economy Convention (SDEC) 2024 and TikTok Shop aims to create a robust ecosystem to support small and medium enterprises (SMEs) growth.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 19 (Bernama) -- The expansion of the sales and services tax (SST) should help offset the projected fall in oil-related revenue to 3.0 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2025 from 3.2 per cent in 2024 on likely lower oil prices, Standard Chartered Global Research said today.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 19 (Bernama) -- The increased stamp duty exemptions for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and the allocation of RM650 million for women and youth entrepreneurship in Budget 2025 laid a clear path for growth, said MBSB Bank.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 19 (Bernama) -- The measures in Budget 2025 are set to ensure that the capital market can facilitate greater and more broad-based wealth creation, said Securities Commission Malaysia.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 19 (Bernama) -- Budget 2025 is a step towards accelerating Malaysia’s clean energy transition and the company is eager to participate in the Kenyir Floating Hybrid Solar Farm, said Solarvest Holdings Bhd.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 18 (Bernama) -- The government is proposing an income tax exemption for Labuan commercial entities conducting Islamic financial activities, including Labuan takaful and eligible related businesses, according to the Ministry of Finance (MoF).
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By Karina Imran
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 18 (Bernama) -- Financial institutions viewed Budget 2025 as a positive step towards achieving a sustainable, inclusive economy while maintaining fiscal responsibility and social justice.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 18 (Bernama) -- The Real Estate and Housing Developers' Association (REHDA) has called upon financial institutions to take heed of the government’s move to introduce housing projects for the people and introduce their step-up financing schemes.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 18 (Bernama) -- Duck Creek Technologies, an intelligent solutions provider defining the future of the property and casualty (P&C) and general insurance industry, has been positioned by Gartner as a Leader in the 2024 Gartner “Magic Quadrant for SaaS P&C Core Platforms, North America”.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 18 (Bernama) -- SME Bank Malaysia Bhd has launched the SME Bank FundFest 2024, aimed at providing budding entrepreneurs, innovative startups, and growing businesses with opportunities to access funding facilities and participate in knowledge exchange sessions.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 18 (Bernama) -- H2O.ai, the leader in open-source generative artificial intelligence (GenAI), announced H2OVL Mississippi 2B and 0.8B, two powerful new multimodal foundation models designed specifically for optical character recognition (OCR) and Document AI use cases.