Economic observers believe it will take more than just overcoming the Covid-19 threat in the country to restore consumer and investor confidence. They predict that it will only see a resurgence if the government can roll out a sustainable post-Covid-19 economic plan to help businesses hit hard by the...
Venture capital firm Wavemaker Partners today announced that it is in the process of finalising a new US$50M fund, its second for Southeast Asia and fifth overall. Wavemaker Partners has built a successful track record in Southeast Asia with 5 exits in the last 2 years including Luxola (acquired...
A coalition of various business associations and trade bodies urged the government to urgently enact a law that would protect companies including small and medium enterprises against their inability to honour legal contracts because of the movement control order. They said this law should cover the period until December...
SME Bank Malaysia Bhd has successfully launched its inaugural SME Bank FundFest 2024, a community-driven initiative designed to provide a platform for budding entrepreneurs, innovative startups, and growing businesses to access funding opportunities and participate in knowledge exchange sessions.
The launch ceremony was officiated by Dato’ Sri Khairul Dzaimee bin...
At the recent ASEAN-India Business Conclave 2016 (AIBC 2016) summit, several Malaysian companies entered into memorandum of understanding (MoUs) with the Andhra Pradesh (AP) state government.
AIBC 2016, an event organised by the ASEAN India Business Council Secretariat, aims to provide business leaders with a glimpse into the multitude of...
Over half of businesses in the country (51%) believe the business environment will worsen in the next 12 months due to external factors such as dampened global demand and geopolitical uncertainties, according to the Malaysian Business Sentiment Survey 2016/2017.
The survey, conducted on over 200 companies by Monash University Malaysia...
As brands strive harder to keep up with the fast-changing and ever more complex media landscape, Isentia (ASX: ISD), Asia-Pacific’s leading media intelligence company, is driving the future of tracking and reporting on communications campaigns as the only provider of integrated digital and offline media intelligence in Malaysia.
“Both online...
The Taiwan Expo 2023 in Malaysia successfully concluded on August 26th in Kuala Lumpur. The theme of this exhibition, "Taiwan-Malaysia Reaching New Heights," not only symbolized the collaborative efforts of Taiwan and Malaysia but also vividly represented their shared belief and determination for post-pandemic recovery.
The Expo attracted over 15,000...
The RM55 billion East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) is expected to help create RM50.1 billion of gross domestic products (GDP) impact, project owner Malaysia Rail Link Sdn Bhd (MRL) said today. MRL said the World Economic Forum estimates that every dollar spent on a capital project, such as transport,...
Dell has announced further differentiation to its converged infrastructure portfolio to help customers of all sizes address a common set of challenges related to the complexity, inefficiency and rigidity in current IT infrastructure. The new solutions can be tailored for specific application and workload use cases and today, Dell...
China Still An Attractive Investment Location For Foreign Investors -- Stanchart
China is still an attractive investment location to foreign investors as investor investment appetite for the market remains in a similarly strong level to last year, said Standard Chartered Bank (Stanchart). In a statement today, Stanchart said, this was...
Coffee customers around the world are now experiencing a rise coffee prices due to coffee-producing countries like Brazil and Vietnam to battle against unfavourable weather conditions and are struggling to meet market demands.
Despite being the world’s largest exporter of Arabica coffee, Brazil is currently facing one of its worst...