Malaysia Champions New Focus of Stock Exchange
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Bursa Malaysia Bhd. Chief Executive Tajuddin Atan said the exchange will focus on turning domestic companies into regional champions after spending the past five years boosting corporate governance and investor protection.
The Southeast Asian nation will promote companies in industries such as palm oil, Islamic finance and oil and gas, after putting in place governance rules that match standards in Singapore and Thailand, Tajuddin said. He declined to specify what steps the exchange would take.