Increasing the national savings rate


SINCE the global financial crisis in 2008 to 2009, domestic demand, particularly private consumption has been the dominant mover of the domestic economy, supported by accommodative interest rates and easy credit facilities to encourage consumption and investment spending.

And, if stretched households and businesses aren’t consuming enough, the government would step in, even if it will run big deficits to do it regardless of bad or good times.

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