Back to basics to revive virus-hit economy, says Daim
Former Council of Eminent Persons chairman Daim Zainuddin says Malaysia will have to go back to basis to revive an economy stricken by Covid-19. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, May 22, 2020.
GOING back to basics and assuming that a total reset is needed is the best way forward to recover from the economic impact caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, said Daim Zainuddin. In an interview with The Malaysian Reserve, the former finance minister said perhaps it is also a good time for the government to revive the agricultural and food production industry.
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