KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia Bhd commended the government’s commitment towards the significance of the small and medium enterprise (SME) sector, incentives to broaden the funding ecosystem for SMEs and start-ups and provide a continuum of capital raising avenues that promote SMEs. Bursa Malaysia chief executive officer Datuk Muhamad Umar Swift also welcomed the government’s commitment towards boosting economic growth, education and investing in people in 2020 Budget. Furthermore, the government’s strong developmental and investment focus in the New Economy and digital era. "The special investment incentives to attract Fortune 500 companies and ‘global unicorns’ in the high tech, manufacturing, creative and economic sectors can help accelerate Malaysia’s growth,” he said. "The capital market is a ready platform to support companies with aspirations to take their business to the next level,” Muhamad Umar said.

Source: New Strait Times October 11, 2019 14:03 UTC