Array
(
    [_edit_lock] => Array
        (
            [0] => 1692686834:20
        )

    [tdc_icon_fonts] => Array
        (
            [0] => a:0:{}
        )

    [tdc_dirty_content] => Array
        (
            [0] => 1
        )

    [_edit_last] => Array
        (
            [0] => 20
        )

    [post_views_count] => Array
        (
            [0] => 211
        )

    [_thumbnail_id] => Array
        (
            [0] => 106068
        )

    [_molongui_author] => Array
        (
            [0] => user-20
        )

    [_molongui_main_author] => Array
        (
            [0] => user-20
        )

    [_yoast_wpseo_primary_category] => Array
        (
            [0] => 599
        )

    [_yoast_wpseo_content_score] => Array
        (
            [0] => 30
        )

    [_yoast_wpseo_estimated-reading-time-minutes] => Array
        (
            [0] => 2
        )

    [_yoast_wpseo_wordproof_timestamp] => Array
        (
            [0] => 
        )

    [post_views_count_7_day_arr] => Array
        (
            [0] => a:7:{i:0;a:2:{s:4:"date";i:0;s:5:"count";i:0;}i:1;a:2:{s:4:"date";i:0;s:5:"count";i:0;}i:2;a:2:{s:4:"date";i:0;s:5:"count";i:0;}i:3;a:2:{s:4:"date";i:0;s:5:"count";i:0;}i:4;a:2:{s:4:"date";i:0;s:5:"count";i:0;}i:5;a:2:{s:4:"date";i:0;s:5:"count";i:0;}i:6;a:3:{s:4:"date";s:10:"1749981791";s:5:"count";i:1;s:14:"per_hour_count";a:2:{i:8;i:1;i:10;i:1;}}}
        )

    [post_view_7days_last_day] => Array
        (
            [0] => 6
        )

    [post_views_count_7_day_last_date] => Array
        (
            [0] => 1749981791
        )

    [post_views_count_7_day_total] => Array
        (
            [0] => 1
        )

    [post_views_last_24_hours] => Array
        (
            [0] => 1
        )

    [post_views_last_48_hours] => Array
        (
            [0] => 1
        )

    [td_post_theme_settings] => Array
        (
            [0] => a:1:{s:11:"td_subtitle";s:97:"PM pledges rise in allocation from RM4 mil in Budget 2023, striving to eliminate national poverty";}
        )

)
Boost for MSMEs: iTekad grant soars to RM10 mil | Scoop
The infusion of funds into the iTekad initiative, announced by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, demonstrates the government's dedication to eradicating national poverty and bridging the wealth gap between the rich and the poor. – Scoop pic, August 22, 2023
News

Boost for MSMEs: iTekad grant soars to RM10 mil

PM pledges rise in allocation from RM4 mil in Budget 2023, striving to eliminate national poverty

Updated
2:13 PM MYT

 

KUALA LUMPUR – The government will increase its grant allocation for the iTekad social finance programme by RM6 million to assist micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), especially the B40 group.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said this will bring the overall iTekad aid for this year to RM10 million, up from the RM4 million allocated in Budget 2023.

He said the government is committed to eradicating national poverty and bridging the gap between the rich and the poor.

“When (iTekad) has succeeded with the initial funding of RM4 million from the Finance Ministry, assuming more bank participation and additional funds from Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM), I will be able to increase the amount from RM4 million to RM10 million for this year,” he said during the iTekad collaboration event here today.

iTekad is a patron programme created by BNM with the aim of helping low-income micro-entrepreneurs strengthen financial management and business intelligence towards generating continuous income. 

Each iTekad programme combines the provision of business assets financed by social finance instruments – including donations, social impact investments, zakat, and cash waqf – with microfinance, along with structured financial and business training.

The prime minister also called on more banking institutions in Malaysia to join the iTekad initiative in the near future. 

“To date, there are only 11 banks participating in the iTekad programme, and I hope that in the next few months, the figure will reach 20 banking institutions.

“If not, I will request to see the list of those that have not joined and expand it further in the private sector,” he said.

Anwar said the involvement of banks is vital, as the government would be more confident in terms of the programme’s efficiency, frequency, and impact with the central bank and other banks joining forces to manage such an initiative.

The prime minister said he is also attentive to its level of success due to the low management costs and much lower financial pressure put on the government.

Hence, he said, the involvement of banking players is crucial to making the iTekad initiative a pillar of success for the Malaysian banking sector. – August 22, 2023

Topics

 

◉ Popular

Toxic gas: one Penang factory worker dead, doctors who did CPR also ill

Work safety authority is investigating the use of methyl bromide in fumigation exercise

‘Ignorance not an excuse’, Sabah mufti issues warning on smuggled chicken

It is every Muslim’s responsibility to ensure they only consume halal food, as anything else is considered “haram” (forbidden), said Sabah Mufti Datuk Bungsu Aziz Jaafar.

Thai oil giant pulls plug on Lang Lebah as Petronas-Petros feud looms large

Once dubbed Malaysia’s ‘project of the year’, Sarawak offshore project now faces an uncertain future amid budget blowouts and state-federal oil disputes with US$1 billion cost overrun

◉ Related

Copyright © 2023. All rights reserved.