Urgent need to transform or lose out


“It is critical for the country to transform. We have to ensure that Malaysia is a fertile ground once again for investments in technology, finance and innovation,” Accenture Malaysia country managing director Azwan Baharuddin tells StarBizWeek.

MALAYSIA needs to ensure it keeps its leading position in competitiveness among its Asean peers even as countries such as Vietnam and Thailand continue to leap forward.

“It is critical for the country to transform. We have to ensure that Malaysia is a fertile ground once again for investments in technology, finance and innovation,” Accenture Malaysia country managing director Azwan Baharuddin tells StarBizWeek.

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