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MRCA Women Division: Malaysia’s Future Economy Outlook Moderated by Ms Debbie Choo, Executive Director of Social Enterprise Projek57, the webinar featured the distinguished Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz, former Minister of International Trade & Industry, speaking about the outlook for Malaysia’s future economy. s Malaysia emerges from the pandemic and battles towards economic recovery, Tan Sri Rafidah says that the country’s hope for recovery depends on the long-term vision of the leadership, the resilience of the people and the focus on addressing real issues. Despite that, she advises all parties to take stock as there has been tremendous collateral damage across various sectors as a result of the pandemic.
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She highlights future economic planning should take into consideration the realities of the damage done to the Malaysian economy. “Now the foundation of Malaysia is being eroded already. One thing is because of COVID-19 and its impact, and secondly because of policies that are not coherent. We have to rebuild that foundation,” says Tan Sri Rafidah.
IS MALAYSIA READY FOR OPPORTUNITIES AND TO DELIVER? She says that there are many opportunities for Malaysia to harness, however the question remains, is Malaysia in a position to optimise those opportunities and deliver as the country still reels from the impact of COVID-19. She points out that there is no coherent report
