More banks to be appointed for SMEs’ subsidy applications
THE state government has plans to appoint more banks to process small and medium enterprises’ (SMEs) applications for Special Relief Fund (SRF) interest subsidy under the Sarawakku Sayang Assistance Package (BKSS) 2.0. Assistant Minister of International Trade and Industry, Industrial Terminal and Entrepreneur Development Datuk Mohd Naroden Majais said the state government was in the […]
Mukah needs more banks
MUKAH: A long queue of people at a bank here caught the attention of the Mukah Resident Office. Mukah Division Resident Hamdiah Bakir said she took note of the situation as some Bantuan Prihatin Nasional (BPN) recipients, as reported, came very early in the morning to get their transactions done. “We have brought the matter […]
Commerce chambers happy with involvement of more banks
KUCHING: Sarawak Chamber of Bumiputera Entrepreneurs (DUBS) president Datuk Abang Helmi Ikhwan hopes that the involvement of more banks in the Special Relief Fund (SRF) scheme would help to improve the number of Bumiputera recipients. “So far, Bumiputera businesses have largely been left out of these facilities because of stringent approval conditions,” he told New […]
‘Practical to involve more banks to give out loans’
KUCHING: The expansion of interest-free soft loans for small-medium enterprises (SMEs) under the Sarawakku Sayang Special Aid (BKSS) 2.0 by getting more banks involved is a practical approach, said Jonathan Chai Voon Tok. The Kuching Chinese General Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCGCCI) secretary-general when contacted yesterday said, “This would benefit a wider spectrum of […]
