{
  "id": 10585649,
  "title": "39pct of EPF members on track to meet basic savings target",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/39pct-of-epf-members-on-track-to-meet-basic-savings-target",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T02:09:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/business/economy/2026/09/1543533/39pct-epf-members-track-meet-basic-savings-target"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Nearly four in 10 active Employees Provident Fund (EPF) members in the formal sector are now on track to meet the basic savings benchmark of RM390,000 by age 60, according to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. This figure has risen from 36 per cent in June 2025 to 39 per cent in June 2026, with the government aiming to raise this proportion to six in 10 by 2030. Anwar emphasized that while this progress is commendable, too many Malaysians remain at risk of outliving their savings during a retirement that may last between 20 and 25 years, highlighting the need for further improvements in retirement security.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Malaysia targets 60pc of EPF members reaching RM390,000 savings by 2030",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/malaysia-targets-60pc-of-epf-members-reaching-rm390-000-savings-by",
        "published": "2026-09-29T03:19:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Govt wants 6 in 10 EPF members to hit basic savings benchmark by 2030",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/govt-wants-6-in-10-epf-members-to-hit-basic-savings-benchmark-by-2030",
        "published": "2026-09-29T03:32:35.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}