Idris Jala: Malaysia on track to achieving high-income nation status by 2020


  • Nation
  • Tuesday, 09 May 2017

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's goal of achieving a high-income nation status by 2020 is still on track despite the challenges faced due to the current global economic climate, says Datuk Seri Idris Jala.

The Pemandu Associates chief executive officer Datuk Seri Idris Jala said Malaysia was merely 15% short of the Gross National Income (GNI) annual per capita criteria set by the World Bank in order to be a high-income nation.

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