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KOTA KINABALU, Dec 3 (Bernama) -- Sabah Deputy Chief Minister III Datuk Ewon Benedick has pledged to strengthen Sabah’s entrepreneurial ecosystem to make it more investor-friendly, competitive and capable of raising the standards of local products.
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LABUAN, Dec 3 (Bernama) -- Sabah has taken a decisive step toward modernising its transport governance via an expanded ministerial portfolio long viewed as central to the state’s economic future, said Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport Malaysia (CILTM Sabah section) chairman Daniel Doughty.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) must embrace emerging technologies to strengthen their position in the global supply chain, said the Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 (Bernama) -- The Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI) will host the Women in Trade and Industry (WITI) Forum 2025 on Oct 8, 2025, and the ASEAN SME Economic Conference 2025 on the following day.
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KOTA KINABALU, Oct 4 (Bernama) -- The National Entrepreneurial Group Economic Fund (TEKUN Nasional) has channelled RM1.25 billion in business financing to 66,992 entrepreneurs in Sabah since 1998, reflecting the government’s ongoing commitment to empowering micro-entrepreneurs in the state.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 25 (Bernama) -- The Ministry of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives (KUSKOP) hopes that Budget 2026 will continue supporting the development of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and cooperatives, with a particular focus on scaling up MSMEs.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 19 (Bernama) -- Bank Kerjasama Rakyat Malaysia Bhd (Bank Rakyat) and PT Bathi Rakyat Abadi today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on expanding Shariah-compliant financial solutions, namely Ar-Rahnu (Islamic pawn broking) services, and support the growth of halal-based businesses in Indonesia.
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PENAMPANG, Aug 16 (Bernama) -- The three-day UDA Carnival with BizFrancais Pernas, ending tomorrow at Buhavan Square here, has the potential to be a catalyst in strengthening entrepreneurship development and opening up more opportunities for Sabah-based micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to expand their markets.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 14 (Bernama) -- The government estimates that four per cent of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) will be involved in the implementation of e-invoicing when mandatory compliance begins on July 1, 2025.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 7 (Bernama) -- The government will consider raising the allocation for the Business Accelerator for Indian-owned companies (I-BAP) to RM10 million in the upcoming Budget following overwhelming response since its launch in October last year.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 4 (Bernama) -- The Ministry of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives (KUSKOP) is targeting to increase the number of medium-sized firms to five per cent of the country’s total micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) by 2030 from 1.6 per cent currently.
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KUALA LUMPUR, July 28 (Bernama) -- The government aims to have at least two Bumiputera companies listed on Bursa Malaysia by the end of this year.