Published on: Saturday, March 06, 2021
By: Bernama
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Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian youths should equip themselves with multiple skills to remain competitive, in light of the global economic recovery amidst the Covid-19 pandemic.
Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Economic Affairs) Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed
(pic) said it is important for youths to obtain the right skills set, especially since the country is increasingly focusing on the high-end manufacturing and services sector.
“Talents are the key for us to be a competitive nation, as we also want to achieve a high income, inclusive and sustainable economy,” he said at the Youth Economic Forum (YEF) 2021 as a panellist for the virtual session titled ‘The Economic Agenda – The World in a Structural Break: A New Direction for Emerging Economies’ Friday.
06 Mar 2021 / 17:11 H. Pix for representational purpose only.
KUALA LUMPUR: AirAsia Group Bhd is recovering well from the Covid-19 pandemic’s impact on the aviation industry, having seized the opportunity to relook at opportunities that it had not been able to do earlier and accelerated its digital transformation, said group chief executive officer Tan Sri Tony Fernandes.
The group saw the situation as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to recharge its business, and started to focus on Asean, relook at its cost structure and do away with businesses that did not make sense, he said.
“With the digital platforms such as the super app, fintech and food business going pretty well, we are now at the end of the tunnel and excited on the diversified businesses that are coming in,” he said at the Youth Economic Forum (YEF) 2021 during a virtual session titled “Road to Recovery: Turning Crisis Into Opportunity”.
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“We are working on that right now,” Tony Fernandes, the company’s chief executive officer and co-founder, said Saturday. “I think we are about a year and a half away from launching.”
Fernandes was speaking in an online discussion as part of the Youth Economic Forum.
Malaysian budget airline AirAsia Group Bhd. said it is seeking to launch a flying-taxi business as soon as next year.
“We are working on that right now,” Tony Fernandes, the company’s chief executive officer and co-founder, said Saturday. “I think we are about a year and a half away from launching.”
AirAsia Group CEO Tan Sri Tony Fernandes: With the digital platforms such as the super app, fintech and food business going pretty well, we are now at the end of the tunnel and excited on the diversified businesses that are coming in. - File pic is recovering well from the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on the aviation industry, having seized the opportunity to relook at opportunities that it had not been able to do earlier and accelerated its digital transformation, said group chief executive officer Tan Sri Tony Fernandes.
The group saw the situation as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to recharge its business, and started to focus on ASEAN, relook at its cost structure and do away with businesses that did not make sense, he said.
KUALA LUMPUR: The regional budget airline AirAsia is seeking to launch an app-powered flying-taxi business as soon as next year, according to co-founder and chief executive Tony Fernandes.