Business Asia, September 13th, 1999
Daim Zainuddin First Minister, Finance, Federation of Malaysia, Executive Director, Malaysian National Economic Action Council Age: 61 Education: University of California, Barrister-at-Law, Lincoln's Inn
Daim Zainuddin, brought back by Mahathir Mohamad as Finance Minister to pull the country from the brink of economic ruin, has seemingly achieved just that, even without IMF help. Malaysia's economy is now tipped to expand by as much as 5.2 per cent this year, mostly due to massive levels of government spending.
Daim had been Finance Minister from 1984 to 1991 and holds enormous clout than...
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