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Malaysia’s Najib Erases Predecessor’s Economic Vision

Malaysia’s Najib Erases Predecessor’s Economic Vision

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Oct 28, 2016
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On Oct. 21, Malaysia’s scandal-hit Prime Minister Najib Razak tabled a RM260.8 billion budget that is not only short on money and long on politics but seeks to obliterate the philosophy behind the economic blueprint of his arch-enemy, former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad.

Najib, also the finance minister, dubbed his 30-year development program “Transfo…

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