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Micro SMEs to get additional RM500 aid under GKP 3.0 from today

KUALA LUMPUR: The additional RM500 aid under the Prihatin Special Grant 3.0 (GKP 3.0) announced via Pemerkasa Plus package will be paid from today to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and micro enterprises in phases, said the Ministry of Finance (MOF). In a statement today, its Minister, Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz said this […]

Medac allocates RM100 mln for micro-entrepreneur’s FCLO programme

PUTRAJAYA: The Ministry of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives (Medac) is allocating RM100 million for the ‘First Close, Last To Open’ (FCLO) programme. The FCLO is a recovery programme for micro-entrepreneurs in non-essential business and services who have been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said around 10,000 micro-entrepreneurs […]

Govt allocates additional RM1.1 bln fund for microcredit financing

KUALA LUMPUR: The government will continue the microcredit financing programme with an additional fund of up to RM1.1 billion to pursue support for micro businesses, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said. The prime minister said the easy financing scheme would be provided by AgroBank and Bank Simpanan Nasional Bhd (BSN), each amounting to RM500 million, and […]

Moratorium, overlapping financing for Tekun entrepreneurs affected by floods

KUALA LUMPUR: Tekun Nasional is offering a special initiative known as “Inisiatif Prihatin Banjir” for Tekun entrepreneurs who are affected by the floods. Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said the facilities offered by Tekun Nasional included providing a moratorium of up to six months to entrepreneurs who have […]

Tekun chairman resigns

KOTA BHARU: National Entrepreneur Group Economic Fund (Tekun) chairman Datuk Seri Mohamad Suparadi Md Noor is relinquishing the post he held since October 2018 following the setting up of a new government under Perikatan nasional (PN). He said with his resignation, it would allow the new federal government to find his replacement for the post, which is […]

RM20,000 for underprivileged pupils

KUCHING: Two hundred schoolchildren from asnaf family groups received generous contributions from National Entrepreneur Group Economic Fund (Tekun Nasional). School supplies worth RM100 were given to all selected students from four schools — Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Telaga Air, SK Temenggong, SK Sibu Laut, and SK Kampung Sungai Aur. The contributions were handed over during the […]