KUSKOP Disburses RM7.96 Billion to 282,849 Entrepreneurs and Cooperatives as of September 2025 – Ewon
TAMPARULI, Oct 27 — The Ministry of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives (KUSKOP), through its seven financing agencies, has disbursed a total of RM7.96 billion to 282,849 micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) entrepreneurs and cooperatives nationwide as of September this year.
Its Minister, Datuk Ewon Benedick, said the seven KUSKOP agencies involved are SME Bank, Bank Rakyat, TEKUN Nasional, Amanah Ikhtiar Malaysia (AIM), Perbadanan Nasional Bhd (PERNAS), SME Corp Malaysia, and the Malaysian Cooperative Commission (SKM).
“Out of the RM7.96 billion, a total of RM770.1 million was channelled to 40,797 entrepreneurs and cooperatives in Sabah, while SME Bank alone approved RM314.3 million in financing for 52 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the state,” he said.
“I hope these financing efforts will continue to expand so that more entrepreneurs and cooperatives can benefit from KUSKOP’s financing agencies,” he added.
Ewon was speaking to reporters after officiating the SME Bank Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Programme held here today.
He said that under the 2026 national budget, the government through KUSKOP will focus on scaling up MSME entrepreneurs, adding that the role of the ministry’s financing agencies is crucial in realising this agenda.
Regarding the CSR programme, Ewon said SME Bank allocated RM20,000 to help 100 students from B40 families across five schools in the Tuaran district to obtain new eyeglasses.
He commended SME Bank for its community outreach initiative, noting the importance of corporate and government-linked entities in contributing to society.
“I appreciate SME Bank’s initiative in funding this CSR programme, and I hope more corporate sectors, government-linked companies, and government agencies will come forward to assist communities in need through their respective CSR efforts,” he said.
Also present were KUSKOP Deputy Secretary-General (Entrepreneur Development) Datuk Saidatu Akhma Hassan, Tuaran MP Datuk Wilfred Madius Tangau, Tuaran District Education Office Deputy Officer (School Management Sector) Jamdin Jeman, Acting Chief Corporate Strategy Officer of SME Bank Hamdan Mohd Habibollah, and Lions Club Tuaran President Kapitan Frankie Goh.
