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
Google, Meta urge Australia to delay bill on social media ban for children
Google and Meta says the government should wait for the results of an age-verification trial before going ahead.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Judge tosses Trump 2020 election case after prosecutors' request
It represents a big legal victory for Donald Trump, who won the Nov. 5 US election and is set to return to office on Jan. 20.
Tue Nov 26 2024
DHL plane crash in Lithuania leaves authorities searching for answers
Rescue services said the plane hit the ground, split into pieces and slid over 100 metres (110 yards).
Tue Nov 26 2024
National squad to hold friendly matches for 2025 Indoor Hockey World Cup
The warm-up matches will involve matches against better ranked teams in the world, namely Austria (first) and Belgium (third).
Tue Nov 26 2024
G7 seeks unity on ICC arrest warrant for Netanyahu
The United States, part of the G7, has rejected the ICC decision, with President Joe Biden describing it as outrageous.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Francissca Peter remembers Tan Sri Ahmad Nawab: A tribute to a musical legend
A legend who has influenced our music for decades, was one of the highlights of my career, says Francissca Peter.
Tue Nov 26 2024
TikTok decision coming soon as Jan. 19 divestment deadline looms
Judges are reviewing TikTok's challenge to a law requiring ByteDance to sell its US assets by Jan. 19 or face a ban.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Lebanese sources: Biden, Macron set to announce Israel-Hezbollah truce
In Washington, White House national security spokesperson John Kirby said, "We're close" but "nothing is done until everything is done".
Tue Nov 26 2024
PM meets chaebol tycoon to attract more FDI to Malaysia
Chaebols are prominent figures from South Korea's family-owned conglomerates.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Govt won't allow non-citizen vehicles to enjoy RON95 subsidy - Economy Ministry
The implementation of the RON95 subsidy in 2025 is expected to provide savings of RM3.6 billion to government expenditure.
Tue Nov 26 2024