GOVT MACHINERY URGED TO REDOUBLE EFFORTS TO ACHIEVE 6% GROWTH

PUTRAJAYA, March 1 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Najib Razak wants
the government administrative machinery to redouble efforts to achieve the
national economic growth target of six per cent this year.

At the same time, he urged the administrative machinery to implement a
particular project or programme in a cost-effective manner stressing on 'value
for money' without affecting its objective.

"I hope we will do our best and mobilise our machinery fully so that we can
achieve the six per cent (national economic growth) this year.

"I don't think this is beyond our capability. I'm convinced that if we work
with determination from the start...(with) strategic planning, we can come out
with concrete ideas and do proper and effective planning.

"...carry out monitoring that can detect our strength and weaknesses, I
believe we can achieve something that is beyond expectation," he said at the
monthly assembly of the Prime Minister's Department here Monday.
today.

Also present were Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and
ministers in the Prime Minister's Department.

Najib said although Malaysia had achieved a good economic growth which was
beyond expectation especially in the fourth quarter of 2009 at 4.5 per cent, the
global environment had not recovered fully.

In fact, he said, the private sector had also not been able to play its
optimum role in helping to achieve the country's economic recovery.

"So, the role of the public sector is still important...there is still a
need to emphasise the importance of our role as a major catalyst for a full
recovery.

"I hope in the year 2010, we can achieve a better economic growth than what
we had projected.

"I hope civil servants can respond positively to these efforts," he said.
-- BERNAMA