05/08/2021 – The OECD will present its third Economic Survey of Malaysia on Thursday 12 August. The Survey examines how the COVID-19 crisis has affected the economy and discusses how best to ensure a strong and sustainable recovery. A special chapter looks at how Malaysia could build on its pre-pandemic efforts to strengthen the investment climate and reinvigorate business dynamism through further regulatory reforms and accelerating the adoption of digital technologies.

OECD Secretary-General Mathias Cormann will present the Survey’s key messages and take questions from the media alongside The Honourable Dato’ Sri Mustapa Mohamed, Minister in the Prime Minister’s department (Economy) at an online press conference in English starting at 16:00 Kuala Lumpur time on Thursday 12 August. 

• The Survey will be published at 16:00 Kuala Lumpur time (10:00 CEST) at the following link, which can be included in news articles: www.oecd.org/economy/malaysia-economic-snapshot/. Journalists can request a copy of the Survey under embargo, thereby undertaking to respect the OECD’s embargo procedures, by emailing embargo@oecd.org. Embargoed copies will be sent out a day in advance.  

Working with over 100 countries, the OECD is a global policy forum that promotes policies to preserve individual liberty and improve the economic and social well-being of people around the world.

 

 

 

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