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                                <title><![CDATA[ Govt mulls extending moratorium for small businesses ]]></title>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Govt to discuss proposal on moratorium for SMEs ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2022 10:24:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob says the discussions will involve the finance ministry and the entrepreneur development and cooperatives ministry. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Give loans to people, not malls, banks told ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2022 12:53:56 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Dominic Lau says it is individuals and small businesses that form the backbone of the economy. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Small business casualties mount under prolonged lockdown ]]></title>
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                                <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nur Shazreena Ali and Farhira Farudin ]]></dc:creator>
                                <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2021 00:00:28 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Many are running out of money while others have shut down or are on the brink of closure. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ No full lockdown please, SMEs say ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2021 01:35:40 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ They say 40% of them will be forced to shut down if a total lockdown is imposed on the economy. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Learning to sell online creates extra challenges for non-urban digital start-ups ]]></title>
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                                <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Amanda Suriya ]]></dc:creator>
                                <pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2020 02:00:28 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Computer know-how and fundamental marketing principles are often harder to access outside the cities. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Time to go digital, SMEs told ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2020 01:00:25 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ It may be difficult but it will be worth it, struggling businesses told. ]]></description>
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