Managing costs, raising productivity a challenge for SMEs

KUALA LUMPUR: A survey conducted by United Overseas Bank (Malaysia) Bhd (UOB) has revealed that managing costs while raising productivity is a challenge and a concern for small and medium entreprises (SMEs) in Malaysia.

The survey titled “Asean SME Transformation Survey”, was jointly conducted with assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services provider, Ernst and Young, and commercial data, analytics and insights provider, Dun and Bradstreet.