By Durratul Ain Ahmad Fuad
KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 (Bernama) -- Economists revised downwards Malaysia’s 2025 gross domestic product (GDP) growth to 4.5 per cent due to the debilitating tariffs implemented by the United States (US), but remained confident in the economy’s resilience.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 (Bernama) -- Members of parliament (MPs) today outlined several proposals to strengthen the country's economy in the face of retaliatory tariffs from the United States (US) and global economic uncertainty.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 (Bernama) -- The government has agreed to raise government guarantees under the Business Financing Guarantee Scheme (SJPP) by RM1 billion to assist small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that are affected following the United States (US) tariff announcement to secure loans from commercial banks.
PENAMPANG, May 3 (Bernama) -- Minister of Entrepreneur and Cooperatives Development Datuk Ewon Benedick wants Sabah entrepreneurs to take full advantage of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) Hub here to access the latest information on entrepreneurship so that they are always aware of opportunities to further expand their business potential.
By Nurunnasihah Ahmad Rashid
KUALA LUMPUR, April 30 (Bernama) -- Malaysia Debt Ventures Bhd (MDV) has emerged as a key enabler of the nation’s innovation and digital transformation agenda, with more than RM13 billion channelled into over 1,000 high-impact, technology-driven projects.
KUALA LUMPUR, April 30 (Bernama) -- A total of 219,015 active women-owned establishments were recorded in 2022, representing 20.1 per cent of the total registered establishments in Malaysia, based on the Economic Census 2023, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).
KUALA LUMPUR, April 28 (Bernama) -- The East Coast Economic Region Development Council (ECERDC) has facilitated RM1 billion in committed investments in Terengganu as of the first quarter of 2025 (1Q 2025).
KUALA LUMPUR, April 28 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA), the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturing (FMM), and Bintang Capital Partners Bhd have joined forces to introduce the Bintang Semiconductor Impact Fund I (BSIF I) to revolutionise Malaysia’s semiconductor industry.
KUALA LUMPUR, April 28 (Bernama) -- Malaysia is boldly positioning itself as Asia's next investment and supply chain powerhouse through the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ).
KUCHING, April 27 (Bernama) -- As Sarawak charts a bold course toward becoming a high-income and innovation-led economy by 2030, financial institutions must do more than just manage capital, said State Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas.
GEORGE TOWN, April 21 (Bernama) -- Human Resources Minister Steven Sim Chee Keong has called on Penang’s semiconductor and advanced technology industries to reimagine the state’s future amid global economic uncertainty, urging a bold shift from a traditional manufacturing hub to a high-value, innovation-driven economy.
JOHOR BAHRU, April 21 (Bernama) – Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) play a vital role in the growth of the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ), as they stand to gain significantly from the spillover effects, said Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.
