Where We Rank On Global Competitiveness

Dr Ong Kian Ming, MP for Bangi , Former Deputy Minister of International Trade & Industry | Carmelo Ferlito, CEO, Center for Market Education (CME)

16-Jun-22 18:00

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Malaysia came in 32nd out of 63 countries in the 2022 International Institute for Management Development (IMD) World Competitiveness Ranking. We speak to Dr. Ong Kian Ming about where we rank and how much weight such rankings hold. Then, we look at top performers in the Asia Pacific region, and what we could be learning from them.

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Produced by: Lee Chwi Lynn, Sharmilla Ganesan, Natasha Fusil

Presented by: Sharmilla Ganesan

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Categories: economy

Tags: economy, world rankings, ong kian ming, fdi, gdp,

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