Source from (Bernama): http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v6/newsbusiness.php?id=686566
Published: August 09, 2012
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 8 (Bernama) -- Malaysia External Trade Development
Corporation (Matrade) urges Malaysian business community, particularly
the small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to come forward and utilise the
market development grant (MDG) allocated by the government to assist
them in penetrating the international market.
MDG is a scheme introduced to assist the SMEs, service providers,
cooperatives, trade and industry associations of commerce and
professional bodies in undertaking export promotion activities,
including intellectual property (IP) registration.
Datuk Dzulkifli Mahmud, Senior Director, Exporters Development Division
said the government has increased MDG allocation to RM52 million this
year from RM22.5 million in 2011 as the scope of activities included had
widened to see more companies spreading their wings abroad.
As at July, some RM11.4 million had been utilised for 1,229 companies
compared with RM12.3 million used for 1,300 companies, he told reporters
at the "Going Global: How IP Rights Can Protect Your Business" seminar
hosted by Matrade.
Matrade has targeted some 2,500 companies to utilise the MDG by year-end.
-- BERNAMA
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