Malaysia set to be developed nation before 2020, says Najib

Najib says the Economic Transformation Programme is fully on track.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 10 — Malaysia will achieve its goal of becoming a developed nation ahead of the 2020 schedule based on current projections, Datuk Seri Najib Razak said today.

The prime minister pointed out that the economy grew by 5.6 per cent last year, while Malaysia was touted as the 12th best country in the world to do business and the 15th most competitive economy internationally, according to the World Bank’s recent Doing Business Report and the Institute for Management Development business school, based in Switzerland, respectively.

“The Economic Transformation Programme (ETP), which aims to transform Malaysia to developed status by 2020, is fully on track,” said Najib in his opening address at the 17th Asia Oil & Gas Conference 2013 here.

“Based on current projections and barring unforeseen circumstances, we are set to achieve our development target ahead of schedule,” he added.

(Source: The Malaysian Insider )

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Malaysia is well on its way to achieving high-income status

GNI per capita up 49% since 2009 following the launch of the Economic Transformation Programme

Great accomplishment: The country may achieve high-incom e-nation status by 2018, two years ahead of the 2020 goal, especially after the rollout of the ETP.

  

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia is well on its way to achieving high-income status by 2020 or earlier, going by official data and economic performance thus far.

While there has been much debate over how effective the various measures and initiatives under the Economic Transformation Programme (ETP) have been, numbers do not lie.

In terms of gross national income (GNI), Malaysia saw its GNI per capita increase to US$9,970 (RM30,239) as of end last year compared to US$6,700 (RM20,321) in 2009, a surge of 49% in the three years since the ETP was launched.

The ETP, the brainchild of Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, contains a detailed plan of action that aims to place the country in the high-income band, as defined by the World Bank's criterion of US$15,000 per capita based on GNI by 2020.

The ETP was launched in October 2010, which saw gross domestic product (GDP) rise 7.2% year-on-year in that year. Projects under the ETP have given the economy a much-needed boost amid a slowdown in trade and the bleak global outlook, with GDP up 5.1% in 2011 and 5.6% last year.

For one thing, robust domestic demand, especially in private consumption, continues to be an indication that people's incomes have risen, while the continued growth of the economy also indicates income growth, especially since many jobs have been created in areas which have pushed the country's manufacturing sector up the value chain.

At end-2012, projects under the ETP had attracted committed investments of RM211.34bil and grew GNI to RM135.64bil, creating 408,443 jobs. The ETP as a whole envisions investments worth RM1.4 trillion and the creation of 3.3 million jobs in the 2011 to 2020 period for the country to achieve high-income status.

According to the Performance Management and Delivery Unit (Pemandu), Malaysia had surpassed its GNI and GDP targets for last year.

Pemandu pointed out that the country might even reach high-income-nation status by 2018, two years ahead of the 2020 goal, should current projections hold true, when measured against GDP growth, especially after the rollout of the ETP.

Four Years Of Building A Brighter Future - Najib

KUALA LUMPUR, April 4 (Bernama) -- The core of the country's transformation is national unity irrespective of race or religious belief, with nobody should be left behind as the country moves ahead to developed nation status, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said.

In his www.1malaysia.com.my blog posting today, Najib said the concept of 1Malaysia was born together with various initiatives that benefit the people till this day.

"From housing and healthcare to food and education, you can find many 1Malaysia-themed programmes that provide affordable and quality services for all Malaysians," he said.

He said the Economic Transformation Programme had delivered real results in this regard, and while many countries remain mired in debt and low growth, Malaysia had raced ahead.

"Last year, for instance, our economy grew at an average rate of 5.6 per cent, bringing new jobs and prosperity to the people," he said.

On political transformation, Najib said since 2009, he had answered the people's calls for greater freedoms through a package of political reforms that represent the greatest increase in civil liberties since Independence.

Positive outlook for Malaysian economy

ll in the numbers: Zeti presenting the Bank Negara Malaysia Annual Report 2012 and Financial Stability and Payment Systems Report 2012.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian economy is expected to grow steadily at 5% to 6% in 2013, thanks to strong domestic demand, robust private investment and a better global outlook.

Bank Negara Governor Tan Sri Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz expects growth to be sustained on the back of higher domestic demand and an improvement on the exports front as the global economy recovers.

She added that last year's better-than-expected 5.6% full-year growth came despite a weaker global economic environment.

Zeti said private investments were expected to grow 15.6% this year, led by investments in the services sector while private consumption growth would remain firm at 7.1% backed by income growth and stable employment prospects.

GTP/ETP ANNUAL REPORT 2013

By	:	DATO' SRI MOHD NAJIB BIN TUN HAJI ABDUL RAZAK PERDANA MENTERI MALAYSIA
Venue	:	ANGKASAPURI, KUALA LUMPUR
Date	:	19/03/2013
Title	:	GTP/ETP ANNUAL REPORT

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim,
Assalamualaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh, Salam Sejahtera dan Salam 1Malaysia
Rakyat Malaysia yang dikasihi,

1. Pada malam ini saya berdiri di hadapan tuan-tuan dan puan-puan bagi pihak diri saya selaku ketua kerajaan dan bagi pihak rakan-rakan dalam Jemaah Menteri bagi membentangkan hasil perkembangan prakarsa Program Transformasi Kerajaan atau GTP dan Program Transformasi Ekonomi atau ETP.

2. Kedua-dua prakarsa bermula masing-masing pada tahun 2010 dan 2011 adalah bersama-sama dengan Program Transformasi Politik atau PTP dan Program Transformasi Sosial atau PTS. Ia membentuk Dasar Transformasi Nasional bagi memacu Malaysia ke arah pencapaian wawasan kebangsaan, menjadi sebuah negara maju berpendapatan tinggi, menjelang tahun dua ribu dua puluh.

3. Alhamdullilah, suka saya melaporkan kepada rakyat Malaysia bahawa dengan berkat kerjasama dan usaha gigih semua pihak sama ada rakyat terbanyak, pihak swasta, penjawat awam mahupun anggota pentadbiran, sebahagian besar matlamat yang telah dirancang berjaya dicapai. Kesannya, taraf dan kualiti hidup rakyat semakin baik, ekonomi negara semakin makmur manakala keadaan kewangan kerajaan terus bugar.

4. Perancangan dan pelaksanaan ETP dan GTP bukan sahaja membuktikan iltizam kerajaan terhadap falsafah pemandu negara 1Malaysia, Rakyat Didahulukan, Pencapaian Diutamakan, tetapi ia juga merupakan eksperimen paling berani yang pernah dilaksanakan oleh mana-mana kerajaan di dunia dalam mengamalkan prinsip ketelusan dan kepertanggungjawaban.

Tuan-tuan dan puan-puan,

5. Rakyat terbanyak serta semua pihak yang berkepentingan boleh, melalui proses perundingan dibuat menyumbang melalui makmal-makmal yang diadakan dalam proses pembentukan GTP dan ETP. Mereka juga mampu menilai pencapaian kedua-dua prakarsa ini melalui laporan tahunan dan laporan berkala yang dikeluarkan dari semasa ke semasa.

6. Mungkin ada yang bertanya, bagaimana rojak kependekan ini mampu menyentuh kehidupan kita? GTP, ETP, NKRA, NKEA, EPP? Apa hubungkaitnya dengan tuan-tuan dan puan-puan sekelian? Jawapannya ialah, semuanya dirangka serta digubal bagi meningkatkan kesejahteraan seluruh rakyat Malaysia secara terancang.

7. Sesungguhnya lagi, semua prakarsa ini, tidak lain dan tidak bukan, ialah langkah kerajaan untuk membolehkan setiap rakyat Malaysia mendapat akses kepada yang terbaik dalam kehidupan. Pekerjaan dengan pendapatan yang setimpal di mana, semakin tinggi kemahiran dan kepakaran yang dimiliki, semakin tinggi pula ganjarannya.

8. Pendidikan yang bermutu bermula dari pra sekolah lagi, untuk mengoptimakan potensi diri, perkhidmatan kesihatan yang terbaik, prasarana awam yang mencukupi dan pemilikan rumah yang selesa serta berkemampuan untuk berlindung dan membesarkan anak-anak.

9. Jelasnya, kerajaan ini ialah kerajaan yang bertanggungjawab. Kerajaan ini ialah kerajaan yang menepati janji. Kerajaan ini ialah kerajaan yang meletakkan maslahah serta kesejahteraan rakyat di atas segala-galanya. Sebab itulah sebelum berjanji kepada rakyat, kita telah mengkaji, pertamanya, adakah janji yang diberikan kepada rakyat itu akan mendatangkan faedah dan tidak memudaratkan, sama ada untuk jangka pendek, sederhana atau panjang. Keduanya, adakah janji yang dibuat tersebut mampu untuk kita tunaikan? Bukannya janji sekadar janji.

Tuan-tuan dan puan-puan,