Budget 2023: Loans worth RM1.7bil for micro-entrepreneurs, hawkers


KUALA LUMPUR: Financing packages worth RM1.7bil will be provided to micro-entrepreneurs and hawkers by agencies under Bank Negara, Bank Simpanan Nasional (BSN) and the National Entrepreneur Group Economic Fund (Tekun).

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, in tabling the revised Budget 2023 on Friday (Feb 24), said a total of RM300mil will be allocated to support micro-businesses by women and youth entrepreneurs while BSN will offer over RM1bil in financing, focusing on micro SMEs and hawkers.

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