<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>（布城12日讯）世界银行集团驻马来西亚代表兼区域经理Firas Raad博士指出，大马需要建立一个财政缓冲，以应对任何突发事件。</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>他表示：“我们目前对政府的一般建议是考虑建立财政缓冲，并确保有足够的财政空间来应对可能出现的任何突发事件。”</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Raad今日出席由人力资源部长古拉主持的世行《监测职业短缺：大马关键职业列表（COL）的一课》报告推介后，向记者如此表示。</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Raad指出，政府正寻求在不损害财政纪律的情况下提振经济增长，并在平衡两者方面面临挑战。</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>与此同时，他称，世行预计大马在10月公布财政预算案时，将维持先前预测的财政赤字目标，即占国内生产总值（GDP）的3.0%。</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>他在年度报告中表示，大马COL是一个创新平台，可以跟上劳动力市场对新技术、自动化和工业4.0的需求变化。</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>“包括大马在内的许多东南亚国家，都面临劳动力供需失衡的问题，但未能有效地安排学生和求职者，以解决这些失衡。”</p></div>

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<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>（编译：陈慧珊）</p></div>

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<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p><em>English version：</em><a href="https://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/malaysia-needs-fiscal-buffer-face-any-contingency-%E2%80%94-world-bank" target="_blank">Malaysia needs a fiscal buffer to face any contingency — World Bank</a></p></div>


（布城12日讯）世界银行集团驻马来西亚代表兼区域经理Firas Raad博士指出，大马需要建立一个财政缓冲，以应对任何突发事件。

他表示：“我们目前对政府的一般建议是考虑建立财政缓冲，并确保有足够的财政空间来应对可能出现的任何突发事件。”

Raad今日出席由人力资源部长古拉主持的世行《监测职业短缺：大马关键职业列表（COL）的一课》报告推介后，向记者如此表示。

Raad指出，政府正寻求在不损害财政纪律的情况下提振经济增长，并在平衡两者方面面临挑战。

与此同时，他称，世行预计大马在10月公布财政预算案时，将维持...

世行：大马需要一个财政缓冲来应对任何突发事件

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