MEDAC, agencies offer RM746m moratorium, assistance to SMEs


  • Economy
  • Thursday, 17 Jun 2021

Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said the SMEs are among the groups severely affected by the third nationwide Movement Control Order 3.0 (MCO 3.0).

KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives (MEDAC) and its agencies are offering moratorium and other targeted assistance with an estimated value of RM746.79 million for the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to help cushion the impact of the nationwide lockdown order.

"The assistance offered is expected to benefit a total of 734, 707 borrowers and tenants of the agencies, which also include micro enterprises as well as informal businesses -- those in the B40 category, ” it said in a statement today.

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