Tag: Malaysia
Malaysians Are Going Local to Help SMEs Survive
The Malaysian government is encouraging people to buy local products as a means to revive the national economy amid the global economic downturn caused...
MDEC Rolls Out SME E-Commerce Campaign
The Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) has rolled out the Micro and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) e-commerce campaign, an initiative under the National...
Accelerating E-Commerce Post COVID-19
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With the number of COVID-19 cases decreasing, businesses are eager to get back to work. However, the post-COVID-19 period brings with it its own...
Malaysia’s Debt Limit Can Be Raised
While Malaysia’s debt-to-gross domestic product (GDP) ratio may hit the 55 percent statutory limit by year-end, the Malaysian Industrial Development Finance (MIDF) group managing...
SMEs Must Leverage Digital To Succeed, Post The Pandemic
By Raymond Siva, CMO at MDEC
Success today requires the agility and drive to constantly rethink, reinvigorate, react and reinvent. – Bill Gates
Time and again,...
Back to Business: Events Given The Green Light
The Malaysian government has recently announced it’s intentions to reopen the business events sector with certain restrictions. This is due to an improving health...
Business Transformation for the New Normal
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After weeks of lockdown and restricted movement, businesses are slowly reopening once more. COVID-19 has caused much devastation to economies around the world, but...
Malaysia Unveils RM35 Billion Stimulus Plan
Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has unveiled a RM35 billion (US$8.2 billion) stimulus package to help the nation’s economy recover from the impact of...
Sarawak SME Aid Delay to be Resolved in Two Months
Malaysia’s Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Ministry expects the delay in the disbursement of financial aid for COVID-19 affected SMEs in the state of Sarawak...
RM452.8m Entrepreneur Recovery Plan Being Prepared by MEDAC
The Ministry of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives (MEDAC) recently announced their plans to allocate RM452.8 million (US$104m) to assist COVID-19 affected entrepreneur under a...
Singapore extends circuit breaker, Malaysia to decide next week
Singapore extends circuit breaker until 1 June, Malaysia yet to decide on extension
Singapore will extend its COVID-19 "circuit breaker" period by four weeks until...
SAP encourages SMEs to embrace technology as a business enabler
Local small and medium enterprises (SMEs) should start viewing technology as an investment and not a cost if they are to realise sustainable growth.
In...