Building Our Way Out Of Crisis

Datuk Ahmad Asri Hamid, Chief Executive, Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB)

10-Nov-20 07:17

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Datuk Ahmad Asri Hamid, Chief Executive of the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB), tells us how this sector and the broader economy will benefit from the RM15 billion allocated for infrastructure projects. He also reminds us of the importance of raising the bar for small to medium construction players to enable them to compete, whilst also encouraging them towards mechanization.

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Produced by: Arleen Webber

Presented by: Roshan Kanesan, Wong Shou Ning

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Tags: budget 2021, construction, infrastructure, mechanization,

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