Tuesday, 11 May 2021 10:51 AM MYT
PIVB noted that the start-stop nature of these recovery measures do not bode well for market sentiment. — Picture by Hari Anggara
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KUALA LUMPUR, May 11 — The extension of the movement control order (MCO 3.0) currently enforced in several areas to cover the whole country from May 12 to June 7 is expected to cost the country’s economy RM300 million daily.
Public Investment Bank Bhd (PIVB) said MCO 1.0 (March 18-May 3, 2020) was estimated to have cost the economy RM2 billion per day, while MCO 2.0 (Jan 13-26, 2021) RM300 million per day.