Reversing slumping investments


KUALA LUMPUR: Private investments in Malaysia have been slowing down since 2012 and the government should have a comprehensive plan to strategise a reversal of this trend.

The revival of large-scale infrastructure projects such as the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) and Bandar Malaysia will help to spur private investment, moving forward, but the gestation period for these projects would take a few years.

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