Mahathir optimistic over nation’s recovery
KUALA LUMPUR: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said the new government has been working overtime to re-energise and clean up the mess left behind by the previous administration, with the road to recovery visible now.
Addressing the PNB Corporate Summit 2019 here today, the prime minister noted the government has instituted crucial reforms to enhance stability, strengthen fiscal management and enhance corporate governance and transparency.
Nonetheless, he said, the government continues to be weighed down by the debt that it was saddled with by the previous administration.
He said while the government has taken steps to address this, it will take time to improve the country’s fiscal situation.
“It has been one and a half years now since the government changed. As we uncovered more and more, we saw how Malaysia’s potential was squandered. But we can also now see the road to recovery ahead,” Dr Mahathir said.
— BERNAMA
