{
  "id": 14553343,
  "title": "Matrade, Semi eye global markets",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/matrade-semi-eye-global-markets",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-14T22:30:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/business/corporate/2026/10/1555733/matrade-semi-eye-global-markets"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (Matrade) is exploring a collaboration with Semi, a global industry association representing companies and professionals across the semiconductor and electronics supply chain. This partnership aims to help more local companies, particularly small and medium enterprises, enter the global semiconductor supply chain by connecting them with international industry players, improving capabilities through training and development, and expanding into new and existing export markets. Both organizations play integral roles within the industry ecosystem and have committed to strengthening their collaboration to support Malaysia's move up the value chain and create a more resilient, diversified, and future-ready global semiconductor supply chain.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}