Economic outlook
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a negative impact on global activity, also causing a contraction on Malaysia's GDP of 17.1% for the second quarter of 2020. Nonetheless, Malaysia's manufacturing, domestic tourism, agriculture and retail sectors have gradually recovered. This repository also considers economic opportunities and business responses.
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Kisah: Highlights of Arts Survey
As part of our Kisah project documenting Malaysia’s response to COVID-19, the UNDP Accelerator...
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Malaysia perlu teroka kontrak sosial baharu, hentikan kitaran kemiskinan
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