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Under Malaysias Chairmanship in 2025, the focus on collective action, regional cohesion and forward-thinking strategies will be pivotal.

Only 2.3% of venture funding currently goes to women-led startups and that figure has remained stagnant at 2% for years. And often, female entrepreneurs receive smaller amounts of funding—enough to survive but not to invest significantly in strategic initiatives that could propel the business forward. The Aurora Tech Award is an international prize founded by the global ride-hailing service, inDrive, and designed to support women founders in IT by helping them gain visibility and attract investment. On this episode of #TheFutureIsFemale Melisa Idris speaks with Shaerine Irwina Kaur, Communications Manager for Southeast Asia for inDrive.

Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim salutes the role of Chinese entrepreneurs in Malaysia and globally for driving the economy forward.

Dr Mohd Afzanizam Abdul Rashid describes nasi lemak as having wide-ranging economic spinoffs.

Ergonomics can help to create spaces that inspire and facilitate the development of new ideas, fostering a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship.

This episode of #TheFutureIsFemale shines a spotlight on financial literacy for women - an essential yet often overlooked aspect of empowerment. Melisa Idris speaks to financial planner and financial literacy provider, Aisya Rahman, founder & CEO of Aisya Rahman Advisory, which runs financial literacy workshops exclusively for professional women, women entrepreneurs, and stay at home mums.

The Taliban have not formally banned women from work but have barred many Afghan female aid workers, shuttered beauty salons.

Encouraging grassroots entrepreneurship is the envisioned pathway towards transforming into an entrepreneurial nation by 2030.

Also in focus will be the number of entrepreneurs forced to shut down businesses due to economic slowdown and ministry's effort to help.

It is an aquaculture system in which wastewater from farming fish is fed to hydroponically grown plants like lettuce that purify the water.

Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said it will bring the overall iTEKAD aid for this year to RM10 mln, up from the RM4 mln allocated in Budget 2023.

Arab women entrepreneurs say gender bias also makes it harder for them to attract investment from regional investors.

The event targeting 25,000 people, is one of three campaigns under the Smart Raya Selangor 2023.

The Budget 2023 commits to fiscal consolidation with further reduction in budget deficit to GDP ratio to 5% this year and to 3.2% by 2025.

Agencies under MEDAC have provided various assistance and financing initiatives without collateral to help women and youth entrepreneurs, to start and expand businesses.

The move signals the US and China may ease their trade war, calming fears over tariff impacts on the global economy.

'We've been meeting with China' Trump says vaguely but gave no names or details.

Indonesia is prioritising its national interests in its ongoing negotiations over US tariffs, its senior economic minister says.

China does not seek war but is not afraid of it, and would fight if necessary, says Zheng Zeguang.

China supports dialogue and consultation "on equal footing" to settle trade and tariff disputes, says Finance Minister Lan Foan.

In Malaysia, a surprisingly small portion of agricultural land is dedicated to food production. Approximately 1.2 million hectares only are used for food crops, while the majority is used for oil palm (71.4%) and rubber (11.9%)

In such a scenario, it’s essential to pivot Malaysia’s food sovereignty via AgriTech.

NIAGA SPOTLIGHT features Dr Jay Desan, Co-Founder, BoomGrow and Chef Norazizi bin Taslim, Executive Chef, discussing BoomGrow - a homegrown AgriTech startup at the forefront of this transformation, via 5G-enabled, AI-powered vertical farms across Malaysia.

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Malaysia open to talks with US on trade deficit, non-tariff barriers, tech security, and possible bilateral trade deal.

Here are some highlights of recent US-Canada relations.

Trump's 25 pct steel tariffs mark his push to revive US manufacturing by taxing imports and boosting local industry.

This fast-growing region, namely ASEAN plus China will likely double in economic size over the next decade, says Dr Yao Tang.