KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- The ASEAN Community is formally established today, with 2015 ASEAN chair Malaysia welcoming the significant milestone in the history of the 10-member grouping of Southeast Asian nations.In a statement, Foreign Minist...

Datuk Johari Abdul Ghani (Bernama file photo)PETALING JAYA, Dec 30 (Bernama) -- The government will not make any revision to the 2016 Budget now despite declining oil prices, says Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Johari Abdul Ghani."When we prepared the...

Avanade Malaysia country manager Datuk Subra SuppiahKUALA LUMPUR, Dec 30 (Bernama) -- Digital services provider Avanade Malaysia sees a surge in demand for digitisation in all facets of enterprise businesses over the coming year."At Avanade, we are s...

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 30 (Bernama) -- Credit Guarantee Corporation Malaysia Bhd (CGC) has launched the Special Assistance Scheme (SAS-i), a direct financing facility aimed at providing financial assistance to existing customers' businesses affected by na...

JOGJAKARTA, Dec 21 (Bernama) -- The Johor government has proposed that Johor Baharu and Jogjakarta become friendship cities to help boost tourism and investment between them.Johor Tourism, Trade and Consumerism Committee chairman Datuk Tee Siew Kiong...

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 21 (Bernama) -- Malaysia External Trade Development Corp (Matrade) is assisting 30 local companies to expand their business into Japan next year through its collaboration with AEON Co (M) Bhd.Its Chief Executive Officer, Datuk Dzulk...

NEW YORK, Dec 21 (Bernama) -- Reflecting on the negotiations leading to the recent finalisation of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) in Atlanta, Wendy Cutler, a former Acting Deputy United States Trade Representative (USTR), said the TPP finalisati...

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 21 (Bernama) -- Having taken the brunt of the global economic slowdown this year, Malaysia's shipping industry is clamouring for the "winds of change" in 2016, anticipating an increase in seaborne trade.The year saw the Baltic Dry I...

Dzulkifli opines that the business environment in Malaysia is well structured to support existing activities and provide new growth opportunities.SMEs have been urged to look at the export market to grow their business. But they don’t have to g...

Level playing field: Experts believe that while many Chinese SMEs will survive, others will diversify, and new ones will emerge in an SME landscape that will be quite different from what it is now. — FilepicEspecially if they adapt to the new b...

Kuala Lumpur: The small and medium enterprises (SMEs) sector, which faced immense challenges this year from tighter consumer spending brought on by a downturn in retail sales, needs to pick up next year via capacity building and penetrate the As...

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia drew RM153.2 billion worth of investments in the manufacturing, services and primary sectors for the first nine months of 2015. The total which came in lower than last year's RM180 billion in the same period last year was mainl...

Malaysia is the twenty-third largest exporter in the world and has signed free trade agreements with many countries and possibly the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement as well.KUALA LUMPUR: Going international is the dream of many Malaysian small an...

DAP’s Charles Santiago says Malaysia’s small-medium enterprises would be pitted against multinational corporations and could be wiped out if there was no contingency plan. ― File picPETALING JAYA, Dec 4 ― Using football as analogy, DA...

Kossan Rubber Industries Bhd group managing director and chief executive officer Datuk Lim Kuang Sia (second from right) receiving the Platinum Entrepreneur 2015 Award from Ahmad Husni. Kang (left) and working committee chairman Chey Onn Wah (right)....

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 24 (Bernama) -- Next Generation Movement (NextGen) will collaborate with the SME Association of Malaysia (SME Malaysia) to enhance the capabilities of young entrepreneurs in order to take advantage of ASEAN's integrated market from ...

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There are pros and cons to the TPPA, but 30% of SMEs may be in danger of going out of business if they aren’t competitive when the agreement goes into full force two years after inking. — 123rf.comMany small and medium businesses in Malay...

STATE investment arm Invest Selangor Bhd has grand plans to make Selangor the global trade hub of Malaysia and is looking into various ways to achieve this target.Selangor Investment Committee chairman for Industry and Commerce, Small and Medium Ente...

Second Finance Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah says not all Asean countries provide financial aid to small businesses like Malaysia. – The Malaysian Insider pic, November 22, 2015.Malaysia is pushing for the setting up of the Asean SM...