Malaysia's Drop In The World Competitiveness Ranking Analysed

Dr Ong Kian Ming, Former Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry

20-Jun-24 07:45

Malaysia's Drop In The World Competitiveness Ranking Analysed

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Malaysia has dropped seven places to 34th in the latest IMD World Competitiveness Ranking, placing us below our neighbours Thailand and Indonesia, with Singapore remaining at the top. Dr Ong Kian Ming, the former deputy international trade & industry minister shares his views on what this means for the ambitions of the Madani government as well as what can be done to improve how foreign investors.

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Presented by: Wong Shou Ning, Shazana Mokhtar, Keith Kam

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