The previous MCO had a devastating impact on various industries, but the seemingly ever-increasing number of Covid-19 infections in the country has compelled the country's leaders to announce the reimposition of the MCO in several states, as well as an emergency declaration. To what extent will the economy suffer this time? Wan Suhaimie Wan Mohd Saidie, Head of Economic Research at Kenanga Investment Bank, weighs in on this.

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Produced by: Wong Shou Ning

Presented by: Lyn Mak, Roshan Kanesan

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Tags:  MCO,  emergency,  GDP,  FDI,  BNM,  stimulus package,  ringgit