With the right measures M'sia need not revise long-term targets

AS American folk singer Bob Dylan sang: “For the times they are a-changin’.”

And changing they surely are not for the better right now but for the worse. The World Bank has revised its forecast for the growth in the world economy this year down to 2.2% from its earlier 2.4% while the International Monetary Fund is lowering its forecast to 3.1% from 3.3%.