Brace for tough times ahead, top economist warns Malaysians
Economist Dr Jomo Kwame Sundaram says Malaysia should start focusing on domestic investments instead of continually viewing foreign ones as its 'economic saviour'. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, June 17, 2019.
MALAYSIANS must brace for tough times ahead, warned a top economist, as the economy faces “real problems” amid an intractable external situation that is deteriorating on an almost daily basis. Dr Jomo Kwame Sundaram, a senior adviser at Khazanah Research Institute, said many of these problems are beyond the control of the government, and so, the people need to prepare for hard times.
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