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Kota Kinabalu: The Covid-19 pandemic has shown members of the Brunei-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines – East Asean Growth Area (Bimp-Eaga) that many issues need to be rectified in order to survive, economically.
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Bimp-Eaga Business Council (BEBC) Malaysia President Datuk Roselan Johar Mohamed
(pic) said a lesson learned from the pandemic experience was that human mobility is the source of all trade and income.
“Never rely too much on foreign tourists and domestic tourism is equally as important, no matter how small their numbers are. Increasing domestic infra-investments is also important to ensure government spending and liquidity.
“Last but not certainly not the least, never rely on wealth to import and strive for self-sufficiency to survive,” he said in his speech at the Special Bimp-Eaga Transport Cluster Meeting conducted via Zoom on Dec 21.