Najib: Economic growth on right track

The Government will continue to ensure positive economic growth based on equity, with the Bumiputra economic agenda as the national agenda.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said Malaysia's economic growth in the first two quarters of this year had exceeded expectations.

"We achieved 6.2% in the first quarter and 6.4% in the second quarter.

"This positive growth is encouraged by export activities which went up to 14.2% compared to 10.8% before," he said at the launch of the Malay entrepreneurs development programme organised by the Malay Chambers of Commerce (MCC) on Monday.

Najib stressed that the growth proved that "we are on the right track".

"If we want to split the nation's wealth equally among citizens, we must have a developing economy.

"It must be done based on growth with equity," he added.

On the Bumiputra economic agenda, Najib commended the chamber for its programmes to empower Bumiputra entrepreneurs.


"I had recently met (MCC) president Datuk Syed Ali Alattas to suggest that (members) also join the National Chambers of Commerce on foreign missions to encourage economic expansion.

"The Government is supportive of the programmes to develop Malay entrepreneurs and is ready to discuss on allocation and implementation methods," he said.