28-Sep-21 12:00

Geoffrey Williams, Economist, Malaysia University of Science and Technology (MUST)

Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob launched the 12th Malaysia Plan in Parliament yesterday in the hopes that it would revitalise the country’s economy after a difficult couple of years due to the pandemic. With more focus given to healthcare, tech, green goals, and high-income jobs, will the 12MP finally get us to where we needed to be a year ago, in 2020?

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