KUALA LUMPUR, June 16 -- Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim expressed his gratitude to Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli for his excellent service in leading the Ministry of Economy.

"I wish Rafizi all the best - he has carried out his duties admirably," Anwar was quoted as saying at the Energy Asia 2025 conference.

The Prime Minister also confirmed that the Ministry of Economy will remain in place. "At the appropriate time, I will decide which minister or ministry will assume responsibility."

Addressing speculation that the ministry might be dismantled following Rafizi's resignation from the Cabinet, Anwar stressed that there was no need to abolish the Ministry of Economy. He explained that the ministry originated as the Economic Planning Unit (EPU) unde...