What Could Rejuvenate Malaysian Capital Markets?

Pankaj C. Kumar, Business Writer

20-Jun-23 07:30

What Could Rejuvenate Malaysian Capital Markets?

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The Prime Minister announced yesterday a reduction in stamp duty for shares traded in Bursa Malaysia, along with some initiatives to boost the local capital markets. We speak to Pankaj C. Kumar, business writer on the reforms and what needs to be done to make Malaysian investments more attractive, and also turning the ringgit around.

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Produced by: Yeong Yeng Yee

Presented by: Wong Shou Ning, Philip See, Shazana Mokhtar

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Categories: markets, government, economy

Tags: malaysia, policies, government initiatives, bursa,

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