KUALA LUMPUR, June 26 — The government is considering introducing a basic insurance scheme to help reduce the impact of rising medical costs, which has become a growing concern among the public, said Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 7 — Malaysia secured RM1.67 billion in export sales at Gulfood 2025, surpassing the initial target of RM680 million.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 6 — The restructuring of the Development Financial Institutions (DFIs) involving Bank Pembangunan Malaysia Bhd (BPMB), Small Medium Enterprise Development Bank Malaysia Bhd (SME Bank), and Export-Import Bank of Malaysia Bhd (EXIM Bank) is in line with the national agenda to implement reforms and strengthen government-owned institutions, said the Ministry of Finance (MoF).

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 15 — The Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (Matrade), in collaboration with the Ministry of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives (Kuskop), as well as the SME Bank, will be leading 11 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) involved in the food and beverages (F&B) industry in an export acceleration mission to the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 23 — Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) continue to demonstrate positive viability and resilience in the second half of 2023 (2H 2023), according to the latest Small Medium Enterprise Development Bank Malaysia Bhd’s (SME Bank) SME Sentiment Index survey.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 16 — The SME Bank's iTekad Penjana Community programme has empowered 249 B40 micro-entrepreneurs this year, comprising single mothers, the asnaf (tithe recipients), persons with disabilities (Pwd) groups and students, to raise their living standards.

By Sheeda Fathil SHAH ALAM, Aug 11 — A total of 180 volunteers from the KDEB Waste Management Sdn Bhd (KDEBWM) and SME Bank took part in the cleaning programme at several orphanages in the state. Among the orphanages involved in the programme include Pertubuhan Amal Cahaya Tengku Ampuan...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 19 — 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.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 14 — SME Bank Malaysia is offering six-month automatic moratorium assistance to all customers affected by the current flood situation.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 12 — Small Medium Enterprise Development Bank Malaysia Bhd (SME Bank), through its corporate social responsibility programme (CSR) has contributed RM50,000 to support frontliners via the National Security Council (NSC).

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 12 — The Ministry of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives (Medac) will extend the “Penjana Komuniti@SME Bank” programme nationwide next year and increase the number of participants to 150 B40 entrepreneurs from various backgrounds.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 11 — A total of 230 tenants of SME Bank’s Entrepreneur Premises Complex are now exempted from paying the rent during the moratorium period from April to September 2020 as SME Bank has taken the initiative to absorb the rental cost.