KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 7 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian government should likely meet its deficit target of 4.7 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) this year and would be able to maintain this level for 2013 despite the challenges both externally and...
JOHOR BAHARU, Aug 29 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) has approved the setting up of 54 regional and global operations in Malaysia in the first quarter of this year with investments of RM5.4 billion.Its chief executi...
JOHOR BAHARU, Aug 29 (Bernama) -- The Iskandar Malaysia Regional Development Authority (IRDA) is targeting investments of RM100 billion by year-end, said Chief Executive Datuk Ismail Ibrahim.As of June, Iskandar Malaysia recorded cumulative committed...
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 28 (Bernama) -- Malaysia and Russia expect to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) this September which would enhance economic ties between the two and see their joint cooperation in supporting the development of their respec...
SMALL and medium enterprises (SMEs) play a crucial part in the Pacific Rim economies but their tenacity in the global production chain is threatened by natural disasters.Taiwan has taken the lead in improving the "natural disaster resilienc...
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's Business Confidence Index (BCI) for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) dropped to 59.5 points in the second quarter this year, from 62.7 points in the first quarter.
According to Hong Kong-based market research ...
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 17 (Bernama) -- The healthy economic growth registered in the second quarter of this year, was buoyed by the ongoing Economic Transformation Programme (ETP) projects, which also mitigated the adverse effect of external headwinds on ...
KUALA LUMPUR: SME Bank Bhd will go knocking on small and medium enterprises' (SMEs) doors to collect debts.
This is part of the bank's measures to manage loan delinquency and rehabilitate bad debts.
"With engagement, we bel...
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 6 (Bernama) -- The Association of Banks in Malaysia (ABM)is conducting dialogues in Sabah today and will revisit Sarawak tomorrow as part of its initiative to engage small and medium enterprises (SMEs), business organisations and ba...
FREE TOOL: Google and partners reach out to Malaysian businesses down south
Google Malaysia product marketing manager, Deon Moh Teng Keong (left), and Zeffri Yusof showing the logo for Get Malaysian Business Online. Pix by Zulkarnain Ahmad Tajudd...
By Santhia PanjanadanKUALA LUMPUR, July 19 (Bernama) -- Malaysia should look into further liberalising the services sector, licensing issues and foreign equity limitation to ensure continuous influx of Japanese investments.These are crucial issues to...
PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak today launched the Small Medium Enterprise Masterplan 2012-2020 (SME Masterplan 2012-2020), which will serve as a "game changer" for the sector.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak having a conve...
KUALA LUMPUR, July 18 (Bernama) - Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak today launched the establishment of private retirement schemes, a highly significant move as it provides employees and the self-employed with an additional avenue to save for...
PETALING JAYA: The National SME Development Council (NSDC) has called for a single agency to be the custodian of the SME Masterplan.
The NSDC said the agency should be accountable for ensuring the implementation of the plan and tracking the progress...
PETALING JAYA: With its focus on the food and beverage (F&B) industry this year, the 4th Annual Malaysia SME Congress 2012 featured three of Malaysia’s leading small and medium enterprise (SME) entrepreneurs who shared their journey towards...
KUALA LUMPUR: Alliance Bank Malaysia Bhd may not be a very big bank, but its plan to thrive in the small and medium enterprise (SME) space is paying off with a targeted 18% loan growth this year.
“Last year, loan growth for SME banki...
PETALING JAYA: A good brand is key to forging globally competitive small and medium-scale enterprises (SME), said SME Corp Malaysiachairman Datuk Mohamed Al Amin Abdul Majid.
Speaking at the fourth Malaysia SME Congress here, he urged loca...
