World Bank: Malaysia needs structural reforms


PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s main challenge and opportunity lies in speeding up structural reforms to accelerate the country’s transition to a high-income economy, according to the World Bank.

In its newly released East Asia and Pacific Economic Update entitled “Reducing Vulnerabilities”, the global financial institution noted that the structural reforms for Malaysia need to focus on human capital development and liberalisation and further competition in the economy.

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