KKDW Targets RM209 Million In Sales At MK3D 2025
The programme, which brings together rural entrepreneurs from across the country, will feature cash sales, financing opportunities, business matching sessions and bookings aimed at boosting the rural economic ecosystem.
KKDW, in a statement today, said MK3D 2025 will be held at the Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre (MITEC), Kuala Lumpur, with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim scheduled to officiate the event on Aug 2, accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
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