Penjana financing benefits 2,556 SMEs, with RM639.57m disbursed | Malay Mail

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KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 22 — The PENJANA SME Financing for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) affected by COVID-19 has approved 2,556 applications with a total value of RM639.57 million until Sept 11, 2020. The government has allocated RM2 billion for the financing scheme, with priority given to SMEs...

Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz said under the National Economic Recovery Plan Credit Financing, a total of RM42.92 million has been disbursed and utilised by 1,146 SMEs. — Bernama file pic

“The Entrepreneur Group Economic Fund Business Recovery Scheme or TBRS, which aimed to help support the cash flow of the micro small and medium enterprises sustain and keep their employees, has channelled RM71.2 million benefiting 10,649 micro SMEs as at Sept 11, 2020,” he said. Meanwhile, Tengku Zafrul said in the same period, 10.98 million people have received RM50 in their e-Wallets with a total value of RM548.8 million under the ePENJANA.

This number includes 25,752 people under the age of 40; 4,324 people for the age group of 40-60 years, 256 disabled persons and 3,356 apprentices. The B40 group can register with the PEKA B40 Scheme through the official link regulated by the ministry which isOn another matter, Tengku Zafrul said to encourage childcare centres to adopt new norm Standard Operating Procedures and premise certification, a one-off grant worth up to RM5,000 is channelled to every nurseries and kindergarten operator registered under the Women, Family and Community Development Ministry, and the Education Ministry.

 

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