SME Malaysia – July 2019

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5 SMEs have been selected to participate in
Thailand’s first Smart Business Transformation
Programme. They were chosen in recognition of
their acute awareness of their business constraints and
challenges. The Smart Business Transformation Programme is
UOB (Thai) and The FinLab’s way to help SMEs utilise digital
solution resources to improve their online marketing efforts
and to help streamline business processes.
THAI SMEs’ DIGITAL MAKEOVER
NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH FOR
SOUTHWEST CHINA'S AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
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outhwest China’s automotive industry is poised to grow.
CAPAS 2019 presented opportunities for key Sichuan
cities to develop investment prospects. By working closely
with local institutes and organisations, the event successfully
amplified recent growth of the industry in the region. Additionally,
the Promotion of International Trade Councils from Nanchong and
Yibin also spotlighted their latest achievements for both traditional
and new energy cars.
S&P AWARDS INDONESIA WITH HIGHER INVESTMENT GRADE
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atings agency S&P said on Friday it had raised Indonesia’s
sovereign credit rating to ‘BBB’, citing the country’s strong
economic growth prospects and supportive policy
dynamics. S&P had previously rated Indonesia at ‘BBB-’, the lowest
investable grade awarded by the agency. Investment grade credit
ratings awarded to Indonesia indicated confidence in the country’s
efforts to maintain stability against external risks while trying to
boost economic growth momentum, central bank governor Perry
Warjiyo said in a statement responding to the S&P upgrade.