Published on: Tuesday, January 26, 2021
By: Malay Mail
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Senior Minister and International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali during an oral reply session in Parliament December 3, 2020. — Bernama pic
Kuala Lumpur: International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali
(pic) on Monday stressed that the national economy does not run on a “switch off-switch on” mode and requires time to slowly recover following a three-month strict lockdown last year.
While the Penjana and Prihatin stimulus packages announced by the Government last year may have a compounding effect on the economy, Azmin dispelled the notion that the economy could revive instantaneously after the movement control order (MCO) was lifted.