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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 23 (Bernama) -- Syarikat Jaminan Pembiayaan Perniagaan Bhd (SJPP) has approved RM1.59 billion in financing guarantees as of Sept 30 2024 for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the green economy, high technology and halal fields from a RM20 billion guarantee fund allocation.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 23 (Bernama) -- The number of electrified vehicles (xEV) reached 33,319 units as of Sept 30, 2024, representing about five per cent of the total industry volume (TIV), said Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 22 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the merger of Bank Pembangunan Malaysia Bhd, Exim Bank, and SME Bank is still in progress, and the focus on small and medium enterprises (SMEs) will continue.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 (Bernama) — The MADANI government has demonstrated improved consistency in its economic framework with the tabling of Budget 2025 last Friday, while also addressing the need to enhance the country’s economic complexity.
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.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 18 (Bernama) -- The gross domestic product (GDP) growth assumption of 4.5 to 5.5 per cent for 2025 is reasonable, said OCBC senior ASEAN economist Lavanya Venkateswaran said.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 18 (Bernama) – The government has allocated RM421 billion, or 20.2 per cent of the gross domestic product (GDP), for Budget 2025, a 3.3 per cent rise from RM407.5 billion in the revised Budget 2024.
By Abdul Hamid A Rahman and Nurunnasihah Ahmad Rashid
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 17 (Bernama) -- The continuity of major infrastructure projects under Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's MADANI government is poised to generate substantial spillover effects across the economy, fostering job creation, attracting investments, and enhancing connectivity, according to experts.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 17 (Bernama) -- More than 10 companies have visited and initiated discussions on potentially investing in the Silver Valley Technology Park (SVTP), Perak, from the beginning of 2023 to the third quarter (3Q) of 2024, said the Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI).
By Durratul Ain Ahmad Fuad
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 17 (Bernama) -- The MADANI Micro Financing Scheme by Bank Simpanan Nasional (BSN), introduced under Budget 2024, serves as a vital ‘lifeline’ for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) looking to strengthen working capital amidst economic uncertainties and natural disasters.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 17 (Bernama) – Budget 2025 will be a delicate balance between maintaining economic growth and ensuring that the welfare of the most vulnerable segments of society comprising low-income earners, single mothers and people with disabilities are looked after against a backdrop of rising prices.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 8 (Bernama) -- The government should expand the tax relief for medical and health insurance in Budget 2025, said the Life Insurance Association of Malaysia (LIAM) chief executive officer Mark O’Dell.
