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Malaysian gov't to establish special economic committee

Xinhua, August 25, 2015 Adjust font size:

Malaysian government will set up a special economic committee to maintain the country's economic growth momentum amid current economic uncertainties and challenges, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said here Tuesday.

"The committee's objective is to ensure Malaysia maintains the growth momentum that we have built since 2008, generating prosperity and higher quality of life for all Malaysians," he said, adding that the details of the committee will be announced shortly.

Najib said that he had been meeting regularly with both local and foreign economic experts to discuss on the current economic situation.

"Last week, I met chief economists and analysts from local and foreign financial institutions and yesterday, our business and corporate leaders," he said, adding that these meetings will continue in the coming weeks. Endi