2d ago
KUALA LUMPUR, June 11 (Bernama) -- The Bank Rakyat BizMatch: Make Malaysian Businesses Great programme, which is being held in Tokyo, Japan, in conjunction with the Nikkei Forum: Future of Asia 2026, is expected to generate business deals worth more than RM500 million in the next 12 months.
3d ago
KUALA LUMPUR, June 10 (Bernama) -- The Ministry of Finance (MOF) is leading relevant ministries and agencies in adopting a “whole-of-government” approach to address the illegal influx of foreign products, services and businesses, said Deputy Finance Minister Liew Chin Tong.
4d ago
KUALA LUMPUR, June 9 (Bernama) -- Bank Rakyat is intensifying its efforts to help Malaysian companies expand abroad through its “Bank Rakyat Bizmatch: Make Malaysian Businesses Great” initiative, which was held alongside the Nikkei Forum of Asia 2026 in Tokyo, Japan.
4d ago
KUALA LUMPUR, June 9 (Bernama) – Alibaba Cloud Intelligence has launched its new public cloud region in Johor, expanding its data centre footprint in Malaysia as it seeks to meet the growing demand for cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) services.
4d ago
PETALING JAYA, June 9 (Bernama) -- Reliable and accessible credit data is critical to improving access to financing for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) as it reduces information gaps and enables more efficient allocation of credit, said Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan.
4d ago
KUALA LUMPUR, June 9 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's call for an immediate crackdown on illegal foreign-run businesses nationwide is timely, as such operations can harm micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), according to an economist.
5d ago
KUALA LUMPUR, June 8 (Bernama) -- The ongoing global supply and energy crisis should not be viewed solely as an oil price issue, but as a broader physical disruption that could gradually affect households through rising costs of living, according to Tan Sri Mohd Hassan Marican.
5d ago
KUALA LUMPUR, June 8 (Bernama) -- Disruptions to energy and petrochemical supplies could have far-reaching implications beyond fuel availability, potentially affecting items critical to everyday life, such as medical supplies, food packaging and agricultural fertilisers, according to Tan Sri Mohd Hassan Marican.
19d ago
JAKARTA, May 25 (Bernama) -- Bank Indonesia (BI) said its liquidity support measures and government incentives for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) would help cushion the impact of higher borrowing costs following the recent increase in the benchmark BI-Rate.
19d ago
KUALA LUMPUR, May 25 (Bernama) -- Bank Simpanan Nasional (BSN) is stepping up support for micro entrepreneurs facing ongoing global economic uncertainties by offering working capital financing facilities of up to RM100,000 under the micro, small and medium enterprise stabilisation relief facility (MSME SRF).
22d ago
KUALA LUMPUR, May 22 (Bernama) -- Emerging Markets Global Advisory LLP (EMGA) announced that OeEB has provided a US$15 million financing facility to Asia Alliance Bank (AAB) to support funding for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), women entrepreneurs and green projects in Uzbekistan. (US$1=RM3.95)
24d ago
KUALA LUMPUR, May 20 (Bernama) -- Precious metals such as gold and silver continue to play an important role as an investment strategy for hedging against uncertain economic situations, even though the inverse correlation between currencies and gold movements has changed, especially over the past three years.