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PART 4 STRATEGIC ENGAGEMENTS WITH STAKEHOLDERS
Facilitating Financing for MSMEs
The SC actively engaged with a variety of stakeholders in the MSMEs ecosystem throughout 2023, as it strives to build an effective financing pipeline for the development of the nation’s small businesses. On 15 September 2023, the SC entered into an MOU with SME Corp to catalyse greater access to capital market financing for MSMEs. SME Corp is the central co-ordinating agency under the Ministry of Entrepreneur and Cooperatives Development that co-ordinates the implementation of development programmes for MSMEs across all related ministries and agencies. The signing ceremony was held at the SC, where the MOU was inked by the SC Chairman, Dato’ Seri Dr. Awang Adek Hussin and SME Corp, CEO Rizal Nainy.
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