Reopening of Malaysia’s borders will speed up economic recovery


Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Economy), Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed. – Bernama

KOTA BARU: The country’s economic recovery process, which has been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, is expected to be faster with the reopening of its borders soon, says Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Economy), Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed.

“This has been much awaited for by all parties, especially the tourism sector which has been very badly affected by the pandemic which hit the country to the extent of the movement control order (MCO) being enforced from the middle of March 2020.

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