{
  "id": 17173759,
  "title": "Bursa urged to turn more local firms into regional players, create high-skilled jobs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/bursa-urged-to-turn-more-local-firms-into-regional-players-create",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-30T04:12:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Vibes",
    "slug": "the-vibes",
    "url": "https://www.thevibes.com/articles/news/128959/bursa-urged-to-turn-more-local-firms-into-regional-players-create-high-skilled-jobs"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Malaysia's Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has called for Bursa Malaysia to play a more significant role in helping local businesses scale up and move into higher-value industries, such as semiconductors, advanced manufacturing, and digital technology. Anwar emphasized the need for more mid-tier companies to grow, list on the stock exchange, and become regional champions, which would lead to the creation of better-paying jobs and increased stakeholder involvement in the country's progress. The government is also focusing on improving governance, maintaining fiscal discipline, and strengthening Malaysia's appeal to investors.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}