Entrepreneurs get help via interest rate subsidies

KAPIT: The Sarawak government has provided interest rate subsidies for three and a half years for the small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the state. According to a report from the Sarawak Public Communication Unit (UKAS), Deputy Minister of International Trade, Industry and Investment (MINTRED) Datuk Dr Malcolm Mussen Lamoh said the subsidies, which are […]

Kudos to SMEs

By Alverdtekoster & Lee Shaw Wei SAMARAHAN: Small and medium entrepreneurs (SME) accounted for 95.8 per cent of the country’s economy. According to International Trade and Investment Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan, the business community here played its role in providing various job opportunities, generating incomes as well as contributing to the economy. […]

RM40 mln more allocation under BKSS

KUCHING: The state government has provided additional allocations for three measures under the Sarawakku Sayang Special Assistance (BKSS) packages aimed at assisting small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The Small and Medium Industries Loan Scheme (SPIKS) received an additional allocation of RM20 million while the programmes Graduates-to-Entrepreneurs (Gerak) and Technical and Vocational Entrepreneurs (Ustev) each received […]