Another RM250 Billion for the Economic Stimulus Package

Lee Hwok-Aun, Senior Fellow with the Malaysia Studies Programme, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute

27-Mar-20 16:00

Another RM250 Billion for the Economic Stimulus Package

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Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhiyiddin Yasin has unveiled the second economic stimulus package to deal with the Covid-19 outbreak, which amounts to RM250 billion. To help us unpack the main points of the package, we speak to Lee Hwok-Aun, Senior Fellow at the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute.

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