PNB, PHB must double efforts to boost bumiputera investment literacy


Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has stressed that Permodalan Nasional Bhd (PNB) and Pelaburan Hartanah Bhd (PHB) must double their efforts to raise investment literacy among the public, especially the Bumiputera community.

Anwar, who is also the finance minister, said Perbadanan Usahawan Nasional Berhad (PUNB) must remain committed to empowering Bumiputera entrepreneurs through access to financing and support in enhancing business capacity and capabilities.

"I stress that all government-linked agencies and companies entrusted with the Bumiputera development mandate must continue to be the drivers of policy and key implementers of government initiatives, particularly through the Bumiputera Economic Transformation Plan (PuTERA35), which has already been launched," he said in a post on X today.

Earlier, Anwar chaired the board of trustees meeting of the Bumiputera Investment Foundation to review the current performance of the companies under the board this morning.

He also stated that strengthening the competitiveness of the domestic economy and ensuring sustainable returns for unit trust holders are crucial in facing global economic uncertainties. - Bernama 

 

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