FMM: Need to enhance business environment


Emphasising a point: (from left) FMM vice-president Datuk Nathan K. Suppiah, Soh and vice-president Jacob Lee Chor Kok at the briefing.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) expects better business conditions in the first half of 2024 (1H24) but rising costs, especially from taxes and falling ringgit value, remain a major concern.

FMM president Tan Sri Soh Thian Lai is urging the government to revise and look into various considerations to enhance the business environment.

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