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21 percent of SMEs in Malaysia are women-led: Strive Malaysia
Women-owned businesses, defined as 51 percent owned, managed, and controlled by one or more women, are on the rise, with micro and small women entrepreneurs (MSWEs) make up 21 percent of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Malaysia, a study by Strive Malaysia showed Tuesday. The firm said in a statement that this translates to approximately 241,767 women-led businesses (MSWEs) forming a...

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2025-02-13 13:50:54 -

AEON Bank and MADCash team up to launch program to empower female microentrepreneurs
Malaysia-based Islamic digital bank AEON Bank (M) Berhad has embarked on a strategic collaboration with fintech enabler focusing on female empowerment MADCash Sdn. Bhd. to empower 100 female entrepreneurs from B40 communities to kickstart their businesses and grow their entrepreneurial skills. The program is anchored on Bank Negara Malaysia’s iTEKAD, a social finance initiative that aims...

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2025-09-23 11:38:32 -

IFC invests $200M in VPBank’s Sustainability Bond to boost green finance in Vietnam
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is investing $200 million in Vietnam Prosperity Joint−Stock Commercial Bank (VPBank) bond, which will significantly expand the bank’s lending to smaller businesses, especially women entrepreneurs, and create tens of thousands of jobs, while also supporting climate‑friendly projects. IFC said in a statement on Monday that the five‑year,...

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The entrepreneurial ecosystem is inclusive on paper, but less equitable in practice
In a sign of remarkable progress, the number of women-owned businesses in Singapore has more than doubled over the past 15 years. Yet, beneath this surface-level success lies a sobering reality: In Singapore, early-stage funding for female entrepreneurs fell by 39 percent, and no late-stage deals were recorded for women-led startups last year, according to Tracxn. Across Southeast Asia,...

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