Dialogue on Sustainable Development of Affordable Housing

Cagamas Holdings organised a Dialogue on Sustainable Development of Affordable Housing which was held in Sasana Kijang, Bank Negara Negara. Datuk Shaik Abdul Rasheed bin Abdul Ghaffour, Deputy Governor of Bank Negara Malaysia presented the Keynote Address. The Dialogue was moderated by the Chairman of Cagamas Holdings Berhad, Mr. Nik Mohd Hasyudeen Yusoff and featured The World Bank representative, Mr. Abhas K. JHA, Practice Manager, Urban and Disaster Risk Management (DRM), East Asia and Pacific as well as local housing experts the late Datuk Abdul Rahim bin Ishak, Director- General of the National Housing Department; Dato' Charon Mokhzani, Executive Director, Khazanah Nasional Berhad/Managing Director, Khazanah Research Institute and Mr. Chang Kim Loong, Honorary Secretary-General, National House Buyers Association of Malaysia.

The panellists presented various insights and valuable knowledge on subjects which included the global perspective in affordable housing provision, the Malaysian Government’s perspective and initiatives, case studies as well as the challenges faced by first time home buyers.