PUTRAJAYA, Aug 18 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said the Special Task Force to Facilitate Business (facilitator), which has been operating for eight year and finally it was successfully in this February, managed to perform in accelerating public-private sector initiatives, in line with the Economic Transformation Programme and the Government.
“The task of facilitator may not be respected but they appreciated the services of government and corporate sectors. The idea, introduced very important to the government’s policies and processes to maintain the trajectory of the economy. Enablers comprising influential individuals from the public and private sectors, was established on Feb 7, 2007,” he said when launching the facilitator Annual Report 2014 here today.
Enablers are now co-chaired by the Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Dr Ali Hamsa and President of the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) president Datuk Seri Saw Choo Boon. Najib said the business facilitator facilitate ways of doing business in Malaysia recognized by various international bodies, including the World Bank, the World Economic Forum and the Institute for Management Development (IMD).
“Bodies have put Malaysia on the world ranking in terms of ease of doing business and high competitiveness,” he said, adding that the World Competitiveness Yearbook 2015 ranked Malaysia at IMD ranking 14th out of 61 countries, ahead of the Netherlands, Ireland, New Zealand , Australia, United Kingdom and Japan,” said Najib.
“While there are those who want to overthrow Malaysia, Najib said Malaysia’s economic record high investment result, a solid foundation, diversification, innovation and inclusiveness durability. Authoritative and influential report which highlighted the attractiveness of Malaysia as an investment destination of choice proved a public-private partnership which is made possible by the facilitator,” he said.
“In the same time, its is the basis for economic growth. Some of the initiatives undertaken by the facilitator in facilitating business among others, involve mandatory registration online business to facilitate the search and application process online registration are approved within a day,” he added.
“Others include the construction permit renewal process Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) is reduced from 15 to nine, and the launch of the delivery system efficient, systematic and integrated transport Kuala Lumpur City Hall that facilitate approval of the development,” he said.
“Meanwhile, Minister-Mentei commitment and Regulatory agency for Good Practice are also gaining the attention with the implementation of regulatory of the impact analysis projects are very encouraging, with a total of 30 projects by the end of last year,” he said.
The Prime Minister also increase that Malaysia has started the last race on his way to realizing a high-income country status by 2020, with ever greater challenges in a globalized world that are closely aligned. Najib said that this challenge is fluctuating commodity prices, the crisis in the euro zone, shift the balance of international power, spreading terrorism, climate change and the threats that plagued every day.
“Certainly there is no space to feel comfortable if we are to realize our promise to create a Malaysia that is peaceful, prosperous and progressive for future generations,” said Najib. In additional, Najib also expressed his confidence that all Malaysians will welcome this challenge. He said that the records show that we can, and must be, overcoming whatever obstacles that lie ahead.
