Insight - Production bottlenecks can dampen recovery


“We appeal for a procedure whereby guest workers can be safely brought into Malaysia; employers are willing to bear this cost, ’’ said United Plantations CEO Datuk Carl Bek-Nielsen.(pic)

PRODUCTION bottlenecks as in shortage of containers and labour as well as restriction of movement in the current fight against Covid-19, can affect economic recovery.

With higher logistics costs, countries dependent on imports of globally traded goods may not be able to afford them anymore, thus affecting consumption.

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