His administration put in place the "Economic Transformation Programme" that aims to make Malaysia a high-income country by 2020.

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The transformation programme includes suggestion of a "common gateway" that would allow anyone with a housing need to apply.

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Guernsey's States members will debate the island's Financial Transformation Programme in January.

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The housing minister's 30-year housing transformation programme also included setting up a strategic housing unit, creating an independent regulator and establishing a States-owned housing company.

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The panel found that the proposals in the Housing Transformation Programme would create a net gain of only 287 new social housing units over the next 30 years.

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In fact, he may muse over the fact that, despite Washington's troubles with some of its traditional allies over Iraq, Nato is pushing through a reform programme that seems to be driven very much by Mr Rumsfeld's own scheme for military transformation at home.

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