Upgrading SME Quality & Productivity Along Supply Chain

This article is extracted from a paper presented by Tan Sri Dato’ Soong Siew Hoong, ACCCIM Secretary-General at Era Seminar on Paving the Road to Enhance Business Competitiveness held on 28th April 2007, at Shah Alam, Selangor.

"Being a signatory to various Free Trade Agreements with other countries (AFTA, WTO …) all businesses in Malaysia are facing more and greater competition, everywhere, all the time..."

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Intellectual Property Basics

Source: International Chamber of Commerce Malaysia’s Publication- Current and Emerging Intellectual Property Issues for Business-A Roadmap for Business and Policy Makers: 2007(8th Edition)

"What is intellectual property?

Intellectual property is a creation of the intellect which is owned by an individual or an organisation who can then choose to share if freely or to control its use in certain ways..."

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National Investment and Trade Seminar & Dialogue:
Opportunities in the Manufacturing & Services Sectors

Source: Speech by Dato’ Seri Rafidah Aziz, Minister of International Trade and Industry of Malaysia, on 6th March 2007, Kuala Lumpur

"Often, policies put into place have the best of intentions and objectives to support and facilitate the efforts of the business community. However the objectives may not be realized, on there may be gaps between policy and implementation, due to any or a variety of reasons, for example, on the part of the government delivery system..."

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Guidelines for Market Development Grant

Source: Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE)

"The objective of the scheme is to provide a matching grant to assist Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) undertake promotion activities for the development of export markets..."

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MITI Market Talk 2007:
New & Emerging Markets - Issues & Challenges

Source: Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Malaysia

"Malaysia's diversified trading base has given it the impetus to maintain its position as one of the top 20 trading nations of the world since 1999. Currently, Malaysia trades with 234 economies, compared to less than 100 in 1987. The growing number of trading partners is due to trade with new and emerging economies in ASEAN especially Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam (CLMV countries), West Asia, South Asia, Latin America, Central Asia, Africa and Eastern Europe..."

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