Sarawak’s green plan to achieve developed status by 2030


State secretary Datuk Amar Jaul Samion (left) presenting a copy of the Sarawak post-Covid-19 development strategy book to Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg at the launch ceremony in Kuching

KUCHING: Sarawak has launched a post-Covid-19 development strategy to accelerate economic growth in an environmentally sustainable way to achieve developed state status by 2030.

Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said under the plan, the state's economy would double from RM136bil in 2019 to RM282bil in 2030, with an average annual growth of 6% to 8%.

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