KUALA LUMPUR, 13 November 2019 – The Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) in collaboration with Bursa Malaysia Berhad, organised a forum on the listing opportunities on Bursa Malaysia, today. Themed ‘Unlock Your Business Potential through Listing’, the forum held at MIDA headquarters at Kuala Lumpur Sentral aimed to provide participants better understanding of the processes and procedures involved in a listing exercise as well as information on the benefits of the equity market.
“In line with the Government’s Shared Prosperity Vision (SPV) 2030 that seeks to boost SMEs contribution to the GDP from the present 38% to 50% by 2030, it is crucial that SMEs are equipped with the necessary knowledge and take advantage on the opportunity to access equity markets to unlock their true business potential.”
YB Dr. Ong Kian Ming, Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry (MITI)
Dato’ Azman Mahmud, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of MIDA said that the Forum is part of MIDA’s ongoing initiatives to facilitate companies that plan to expand their businesses and attract investments.
Datuk Muhamad Umar Swift, CEO of Bursa Malaysia stated that Bursa Malaysia will play an active role to develop initiatives to improve the ecosystem and broaden access to investors.
“Being listed will also instil the necessary discipline to adopt frameworks that will have a positive effect on the company. I encourage companies to talk to our IPO Marketing team for a free consultation and guidance on the listing process.”
Datuk Muhamad Umar Swift, CEO of Bursa Malaysia
The Forum was well attended by 200 participants with a line-up of prominent speakers from the investment, financial and industrial segments. The two panel discussion sessions during the forum were entitled ‘Driving Growth via the Capital Market’ and ‘Bridging the Listing Gap through Pre – IPO’. There were also presentations on topics covering market outlook, overview of the listing marketplace on Bursa Malaysia as well as the overview of MIDA’s investment facilitation.
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