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Inflation And The Shrinking Middle Class

13 mins·07:15, 1 Jul 2022
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Inflation And The Shrinking Middle Class

13 mins
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07:15, 1 Jul 2022
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Guest: Dr Lee Hwok-Aun, Senior Fellow, Malaysian Studies Programme, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute

According to the Department of Statistics (DOSM), the Covid-19 pandemic saw some 580,000 middle-income households fall to the B40 bracket. What are the effects of rising inflation on Malaysia's middle class? We discuss the implications for the broader economy with Dr. Lee Hwok Aun of ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute.

Presenter: Shazana Mokhtar, Wong Shou Ning

Producer: Moh Heng Ying

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