| AMCHAM Update #58: COVID-19 Outbreak |
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| CMCO to end, replaced with 'Recovery MCO' (RMCO) until Aug 31 |
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Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin announced that the Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) currently enforced will end June 9 and will be replaced with the Recovery Movement Control Order (RMCO). In a special televised address, Muhyiddin said the RMCO would take effect from June 10 until Aug 31 with more lenient restrictions. Under this new phase, interstate travel will be permitted, except for areas placed under Enhanced MCO (EMCO). |
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| Covid-19: Designated quarantine centres at hotels to cease operation from tomorrow |
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Quarantine centres for Covid-19 at designated hotels will cease operations from tomorrow. Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said Malaysians returning from abroad would be allowed to undergo the 14-day self quarantine at home once their Covid-19 swab tests at airports showed negative. He said as of 8am today, a total 147 quarantine centres were operating nationwide compared to 150 yesterday. |
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| Iskandar Malaysia Urban Observatory Technical Assistance |
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USTDA invites submission of qualifications and proposal data (collectively referred to as the “Proposal”) from interested U.S. firms that are qualified on the basis of experience and capability to execute a Technical Assistance for the Iskandar Malaysia Urban Observatory. USTDA’s grant to the Iskandar Regional Development Authority (IRDA) will fund technical assistance to support the development of the Iskandar Malaysia Urban Observatory (IMUO). |
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| UPCOMING WEBINAR (NON-AMCHAM) |
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| Exclusive Invitation to an AVPN Webinar: Advancing Women Entrepreneurs in Cross-Border e-Commerce |
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| Friday 19 June | 10.00am (GMT +8) |
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AVPN is hosting a webinar in partnership with US Support for Economic Growth in Asia (US-SEGA), a joint project of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and the US Department of State. We are inviting participants to provide feedback on a self-diagnostic toolkit being developed to help policymakers analyse their support for women-owned MSMEs to engage in cross-border e-commerce.
Women-owned MSMEs in APEC (Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation) economies struggle to fulfil their potential in cross-border e-commerce compared to male counterparts. Women disproportionately face not only traditional entrepreneurship challenges related to the enabling environment, but also e-commerce specific challenges. More focused efforts by APEC economies are required to support women entrepreneurs to help them take advantage of e-commerce opportunities. For background, please see the attached summary of the toolkit and the questions that participants are invited to discuss.
The AVPN team are inviting specially selected members and stakeholders from across a range of organisations and markets to give their feedback on the toolkit's findings. This will cover the challenges for women, best practices in providing support and the self-diagnostic tool developed for policymakers.
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| In the early months of 2020, millions of workers worldwide were laid off as the COVID-19 pandemic shuttered entire industries. Yet not all industries suffered contractions: the healthcare sector, for instance, saw demand grow, as did schools, in some parts of the world, and online retail. Under normal conditions, workers constantly shift between different industries, albeit at a slow pace. However, the COVID-19 pandemic created an urgent need to make labor shifts happen much more quickly. |
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| COVID-19 has brought unprecedented human and humanitarian challenges. Many companies around the world have risen to the occasion, acting swiftly to safeguard employees and migrate to a new way of working that even the most extreme business-continuity plans hadn’t envisioned. Across industries, leaders will use the lessons from this large-scale work-from-home experiment to reimagine how work is done—and what role offices should play—in creative and bold ways. |
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