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GOVT TO ENSURE GREEN INVESTMENT STRATEGY WILL BOOST NATIONAL ECONOMY

KUALA LUMPUR, The government will ensure that the green investment strategy will boost the national economy, said Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.

‘At the same time we will ensure that we ‘meet the targets’ that are in the National Energy Transition Plan and the New Industrial Master Plan 2030 (NIMP 2030),” he told reporters in conjunction with the launch of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) cooperation sharing forum here today.

He was replying to media questions regarding matters discussed during the monthly meeting of the National Investment Council (NIC) chaired by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today.

Tengku Zafrul said the focus of the green investment strategy is to make Malaysia the first green investment destination in the region.

“One of the things discussed during the NIC meeting is that we will continue the green investment strategy for our country.

“We will focus on some sectors which have great potentials,” he added.

Source: BERNAMA Ne
ws Agency