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Will The BEC 2024 Fix The Flaws Of The Bumi Agenda?

Ahmad Yazid Othman, Senior Fellow, Majlis Tindakan Ekonomi Melayu (MTEM), Secretary General, Dewan Perniagaan Melayu Malaysia | Dr Lee Hwok-Aun, Senior Fellow, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute

26-Feb-24 08:00

Will The BEC 2024 Fix The Flaws Of The Bumi Agenda?

The 7th Bumiputera Economic Congress or BEC 2024 will begin on Thursday, the latest government attempt to revamp the long-running, and contentious, bumiputera economic empowerment agenda. Will the congress critically examine the discrepancy between aspiration and reality in the bumi agenda, and how might it chart new ground? We discuss with our panel of experts.

Produced by: Tun Hizami Hashim

Presented by: Shazana Mokhtar


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Categories:  economygovernmentpolitics

Tags:  Bumiputera Economic Congress 2024bumiputera agenda





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