Coronavirus Pandemic Worse Than 1997 Financial Crisis, Mahathir Warns

Mahathir Mohamad weighs in on the impact the coronavirus is having on the economy and the government's handling of the outbreak.(Source: Bloomberg)

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By Chan Tien Hin and Anuradha Raghu

March 16, 2020 at 4:56 AM UTC

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Mahathir Mohamad, the former premier who steered Malaysia’s recovery from the 1997 Asian financial crisis, expects the current coronavirus pandemic to hit the global economy even harder.