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Policy Prescriptions for Malaysia's Economic Scarring
21 mins·08:30, 18 Mar 2022
Policy Prescriptions for Malaysia's Economic Scarring
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08:30, 18 Mar 2022
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Guest: Tricia Yeoh (CEO), Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS)
The movement control orders imposed during two years of the pandemic have had a significant impact on the Malaysian economy, with GDP contracting by 5.6% in 2020 and unemployment hitting a high of 5.3%. As we head into the endemic phase, has Malaysia's policy response been sufficient to minimize economic scarring? We discuss the economic reforms needed with Tricia Yeoh of IDEAS. Image credit: Shutterstock.com
Presenter: Shazana Mokhtar, Tan Chen Li, Wong Shou Ning
Producer: Sim Wie Boon
economic scarringcovid-19lockdownmcoeconomyeconomic impactmalaysian economymalaysia gdpunemploymenteconomic policyideas
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