SME Bank: 1H23 SME Sentiment Index shows that MSMEs remain resilient

SME Bank president/chief executive officer Datuk Aria Putera Ismail.

KUALA LUMPUR: The micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) sector remains sustained as a whole after the first half (1H) 2023 SME Sentiment Index survey generated a positive reading of 52.9, according to SME Bank.

Group president and chief executive officer Datuk Aria Putera Ismail said the index findings showed that business owners are still optimistic, resilient and adaptive although the results recorded were slightly lower than 2022’s reading of 53.8.