RM50mil fund to give Indian women micro-entrepreneurs a leg up on business


KUALA LUMPUR: A special fund of RM50mil has been allocated for Indian women micro-entrepreneurs to expand their business and elevate their economic status, says Datuk Ramanan Ramakrishnan.

The Deputy Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Minister said that the fund under Amanah Ikhtiar Malaysia (AIM) was an effort to assist small businesses run by Malaysian Indian women aged 18 and above.

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