‘Members must be free from outside control’


PETALING JAYA: The proposed economic body said to be similar to the National Economic Action Council (NEAC) set up in 1998 must be impartial and independent to be effective, experts say.

Alliance Bank Malaysia Bhd chief economist Manokaran Mottain (pic), who is a former NEAC director, said the government must seriously take the advice and recommendations of the panel, which should be free from outside control.

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