MIER: The Nation's Economic Facilitator

Tan Sri Dr Kamal Salih, Chairman, Malaysian Institute of Economic Research (MIER)

09-Aug-19 08:05

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Today on the Breakfast Grille, we speak to Tan Sri Dr Kamal Salih, Chairman of the Malaysian Institue of Economic Research (MIER). The mandate of the MIER is to undertake independent and high quality research on economic, financial and business issues of the nation. Tan Sri Dr Kamal Salih shares his thoughts on the repositioning of MIER to keep up with the times and its evolving role as an economic facilitator and how this ties into economic development policies.

Presented by: Khoo Hsu Chuang

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Tags: Malaysian Institute of Economic Research (MIER), research, economic issues, New Economic Policy, electric cars,

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