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Tengku Zafrul delivering the Budget 2022 speech in Parliament on Friday (Oct 29). - Bernama

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has no choice but to drive reforms in order for growth to be sustainable and competitive globally, not just domestically, according to Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.

Speaking in an online interview with Vicky Cheng, who is head of government and regulatory affairs at Asia Pacific Bloomberg, Tengku Zafrul pointed out that Malaysia is committed to becoming carbon neutral by 2050.

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