Valid for govt to ask for higher dividend in trying times - Khazanah MD

It is a valid request for the government to ask for a higher dividend for 2020 due to the extraordinary financial pressure faced last year, said Khazanah Nasional Bhd managing director Shahril Ridza Ridzuan.

According to the Khazanah Annual Review 2021 released today, the sovereign wealth fund declared a dividend of RM2 billion for 2020 to the government, double the RM1 billion dividend declared for 2019.

Shahril said the government’s traditional sources to...