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CPA Australia Survey Reveals FinTech Usage Increases Among Malaysian Businesses
Over 75 percent of Malaysian businesses have embraced at least one FinTech product or service over the past 12 months, according to findings from...
Thailand Approves 67 Billion Baht in SME Loan Guarantees
The state-owned Thai Credit Guarantee Corporation (TCG) has recently approved a huge 57 billion baht (US$1.8b) worth of loan guarantees for SMEs qualified under...
Navigating the Digital Transformation Journey
Recent research by Epson found that among six ASEAN member countries surveyed, three out of four reported that they have embarked on the digital...
How Asia is Reacting to Its Quarantined Economy
By Dr Hazik Mohamed
COVID-19 is putting millions of SMEs in Asia in jeopardy, reports the World Economic Forum (WEF). For most companies, the pandemic...
Malaysia’s GDP Has Contracted, But Economy is Rebounding
Today, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) announced that the country’s GDP growth for the second quarter of 2020 is -17 percent year-on-year. However, upon closer...
Most Filipinos Prefer SMEs to Have an Online Presence
In a recent report published by YouGov, it has been revealed that more than seven out of ten Filipino consumers are of the belief...
Airbnb Provides RM4 Billion Boost to Malaysia’s GDP
Hospitality marketplace Airbnb has contributed about RM3.98 billion to Malaysia's gross domestic product (GDP), supporting 52,100 local jobs in 2019, according to Oxford Economics.
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JD and Alibaba Leading The Way For SME Recovery in China
SMEs are undoubtedly the businesses that have received the short end of the stick when it comes to the COVID-19 pandemic. These smaller organisations...
Malaysia is Ready to Help SMEs Get Back on Track
It has been reported that unemployment in Malaysia has dropped by more than 90,000 in in June alone, following the reopening of the nation’s...
Uttar Pradesh Might be Ideal for Singapore SME Expansion
In a recent webinar organised by the International Business Division (IBD) of the Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI), Indian business leaders...
Malaysian SMEs Expect a Long Road to Recovery
A recent survey by the SME Corporation Malaysia has revealed that SMEs continue to be adversely impacted by COVID-19. While the worst of the...
Rizal Nainy Appointed as SME Corp’s New CEO
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 6 -- The Ministry of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives (MEDAC) today announced the appointment of Rizal Nainy as SME Corp’s new chief...
