We can achieve 4.5 pct growth in 2003 despite Sars: Mahathir
Malaysia can achieve its growth target of 4.5 percent this year despite the recent Sars crisis, Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today.
"It is achievable unless there are some other diseases or wars, which are unpredictable. Everything else being as it is, we should achieve the 4.5 percent," he was quoted as saying by Bernama news agency.
The prime minister noted that Sars affected not only Malaysia but also most East Asian countries.
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