OPR pause enables SMEs to evaluate financial health - SME Bank
Bank Negara Malaysia's (BNM) decision to maintain the overnight policy rate (OPR) will assist small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to evaluate their financial health
Fri Jan 20 2023
SME Bank offers six-month deferment to 59 entrepreneurs affected by floods
SME Bank is deferring payment for six months for 59 flood victims involving a financing value of RM146 million under the SME Bank flood relief programme.
Wed Jan 19 2022
PM wants banks to spare petty traders from legal action for failing to repay loans
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob today called on all commercial banks not to take legal action against hawkers and petty traders who failed to repay their loans.
Fri Dec 03 2021
Extending the economic emergency
There's a need for the economic front to correspond more closely to the public health front in urgency and stringency.
Sat Aug 14 2021
The National Recovery Plan a step in the right direction - GLCs
The plan encompasses four progressive phases, each one to be determined based on three indicators.
Wed Jun 16 2021
SME bank's targeted financing relief extended till September, says Wan Junaidi
The bank's targeted financing relief through the SRP has benefited 3,084 of the bank's customers with financing value amounting to RM4.41 billion last year.
Sun Mar 21 2021
BNM to increase automation, digitalisation funding facilities for SMEs - PM
Muhyiddin said the additional funds would bring the BNM's total funding facility for SMEs to RM6 billion.
Wed Mar 17 2021
SME Bank's financial performance at stable level - AG Report
The auditing conducted on Small Medium Enterprise Development Bank Malaysia Bhd (SME Bank) found that its financial performance was at a stable level.
Mon Aug 24 2020
SME Bank allocates up to RM2.1 billion for SME Go scheme and STTF
Of the the total fund, RM1.6 billion will be allocated to the SME Go scheme with the remaining RM550 million for the STTF.
Tue Jun 30 2020
MEDAC to simplify loan procedures for entrepreneurs
To date, SME Bank Bhd has received about 1,000 loan applications and this indicates that many companies are keen to source financial resources provided by the government.
Mon May 11 2020
SUKSES is the new platform to highlight SME issues
SUKSES is the latest initiative by SME Bank in highlighting issues faced by SME entrepreneurs in the effort to achieve the 41 per cent contribution to GDP by 2020.
Thu Sep 28 2017
Mohd Radzif leaves SME Bank
He joined the bank in July 2010. Prior to that, he was the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Heart Institute from 2003 to 2010. From 2001 to 2003, he was the CEO of TH Properties.
Fri Jun 23 2017
Young Entrepreneur Fund: SME Bank approves RM45 million
The SME Bank Group has approved, as of December 2016, RM45 million in financing to 611 youth entrepreneurs under the Young Entrepreneur Fund (YEF).
Wed Mar 29 2017
SME Bank approves loans of RM11.02 million under OBF initiative
Ahmad Maslan says the ministry aims to accelerate loan approvals for online Bumiputera entrepreneurs through the initiative.
Tue Mar 28 2017
Don't be afraid to become entrepreneurs - Ahmad Maslan
Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry (MITI), Datuk Ahmad Maslan, said according to a study on developed countries, it was found that most of their people comprised entrepreneurs.
Tue Dec 29 2015
COP29 climate summit draft proposes rich countries pay $250 billion per year
The draft finance deal criticised by both developed and developing nations.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Bomb squad sent to London's Gatwick Airport after terminal evacuation
This was following the discovery of a suspected prohibited item in luggage.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Kelantan urges caution amidst northeast monsoon rains
Kelantan has reminded the public in the state to refrain from outdoor activities with the arrival of the Northeast Monsoon season.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Former New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern receives UN leadership award
Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern was given a global leadership award by the United Nations Foundation.
Fri Nov 22 2024
ICC'S arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant an apt decision - PM
The decision of the ICC to issue arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant is apt, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
Fri Nov 22 2024
KTMB provides two additional ETS trains for Christmas, school holidays
KTMB will provide two additional ETS trains for the KL Sentral-Padang Besar route and return trips in conjunction with the holidays.
Fri Nov 22 2024
BNM'S international reserves rise to USD118 bil as at Nov 15, 2024
Malaysia's international reserves rose to US$118.0 billion as at Nov 15, 2024, up from US$117.6 billion on Oct 30, 2024.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Findings by dark energy researchers back Einstein's conception of gravity
The findings announced are part of a years-long study of the history of the cosmos focusing upon dark energy.
Fri Nov 22 2024
NRES responds to Rimbawatch press release on COP29
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (NRES) wishes to offer the following clarifications to the issues raised.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Online Safety Bill and Anti-Cyberbullying Laws must carefully balance rights and protections
The Online Safety Advocacy Group (OSAG) stands united with people in Malaysia in the fight against serious online harms.
Fri Nov 22 2024