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No One Size Fits All Solution for Poverty

Dr Ahmad Faizal Mohd Perdaus, President, MERCY Malaysia

21-Jun-22 07:15

No One Size Fits All Solution for Poverty

The highest increases in poverty rates were in the states of Sabah, Sarawak, Kelantan and Kedah. We speak to Dato Dr Ahmad Faizal Mohd Perdaus, President of MERCY Malaysia to discuss why these states have been left behind in our move towards high income nation by 2025 and what can be done to rectify it.

Produced by: Sim Wie Boon

Presented by: Philip See, Wong Shou Ning


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Categories:  politics,  government,  economy

Tags:  poverty,  malaysia,  world bank, 


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