Stimulus packages cushioning blow


PETALING JAYA: The various stimulus packages implemented by the Perikatan Nasional government will help businesses and Malaysians from different backgrounds persevere through the socio-economic effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, say economic experts.

Prof Datuk Dr John Antony Xavier, vice-chancellor and chief executive of Asian Institute of Medicine, Science and Technology (AIMST) University, said the government had introduced five economic stimulus packages to weather the impact of the pandemic.

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