There is more to just being a high income nation

Moving ahead: A view of the KL city skyline. Jala says Malaysia’s GNI at US10,570 per capita is not far from the high income status benchmark of US12,475 per capita.

ONCE again the debate on Malaysia marching towards achieving high-income nation status by 2020 has come about. However, as we get closer to the target year, question arises on whether being a high-income nation translates to a better nation.

A high-income nation is more than just putting more money into the pockets of people. There are other equally important aspects that should be accompanied, apart from increasing the wealth of the people in general.