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Prioritise sustainability for survival
Published on: Sunday, January 17, 2021
Published on: Sun, Jan 17, 2021
By: David Thien
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Prioritise sustainability for survival
Loans given out to buy Airbnb strata units during tourism boom time, now facing sustainable issues due to lack of international tourist arrival as Covid-19 lockdowns of borders, hinders travel.
Kota Kinabalu: Bankers called on companies seeking loans to prioritise business sustainability in their long-term recovery and growth plans.At the same time, companies have to overcome significant obstacles to repurpose their assets and capabilities for post-pandemic markets.

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With the number of new Coronavirus cases still high, the restrictive measures in place now extended to March 31, 4Q2020 GDP is expected to shrink more from 3Q’s -2.7 per cent.
Estimations based on the current set of data suggest that the contraction could be around 3 per cent to 3.5 per cent. This would translate to a full-year contraction of 5.3 per cent to 5.7 per cent from earlier projection of -3.6 per cent to -5.6 per cent.
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