{
  "id": 14914358,
  "title": "Malaysia needs to upskill, digitalise MSMEs to boost growth, wages",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/malaysia-needs-to-upskill-digitalise-msmes-to-boost-growth-wages",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T08:41:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/business/economy/2026/10/1556857/malaysia-needs-upskill-digitalise-msmes-boost-growth-wages"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia needs to accelerate the upskilling and digitalisation of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to strengthen their contribution to economic growth and ensure workers benefit more from rising productivity, said Nottingham University Malaysia economist Dr Tan Shih-Ming.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}