Malaysia’s businesses are ‘apprehensive but sanguine’ heading into 2021 18 Dec 2020 / 12:13 H. PETALING JAYA: Businesses in Malaysia exhibit considerable concern in terms of prospects and outlook, especially with the on-going Covid-19 pandemic and political uncertainties but they remain hopeful that with a better understanding of the virus, potential discoveries of vaccines, medical therapeutics and effective implementation of the standard operating procedures they will be able to weather the Covid-19 disruption. Even small and medium enterprises, facing the highest risk of faltering maintain an apprehensive yet sanguine attitude towards managing the effects of the pandemic, according to the results of the Malaysian Business Sentiment Survey 2020/2021.