SMEs should develop resilience to navigate uncertain future


THE International Monetary Fund says that the global economy is experiencing a broad-based and sharper-than-expected slowdown, with inflation higher than it has been in several decades.

These events affect the Malaysian economy and local small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The global crisis impacts prices of goods, which have increased dramatically and transactions are slow.

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