Malaysians collect $ 41 mln to help government in paying national debt

Baku. 30 July. REPORT.AZ/ The people of Malaysia collected $ 41 million to help the state pay off foreign debt.

Report informs citing the foreign media, specifically for these purpose, the "Hope Foundation" was established.

Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng noted that they haven’t set a goal for the amount of funds, but stressed that the collected money will be used for the benefit of the country. Citizens of the country on the first day have raised $ 1.76 million.

Notably, Malaysia has an external debt of $ 252 billion, left over from the time of Prime Minister Najib Razak.