How to solve industrial stagnation using strategic infrastructure investment?

Answer

Industrial stagnation is often a symptom of aging, expensive infrastructure. To solve it, Munawar suggests a **"foundational reset"**: aggressive investment in modern energy grids (like UHV and renewables) and digital bandwidth.

The resolution protocol:

• Lower Baseline Costs: Use public investment to lower the cost of energy and data, making it cheaper for the private sector to flourish.
• The Spark: Low energy costs are the spark for a second industrial revolution, specifically in AI-driven robotics and high-tech assembly.
• Escaping the Trap: Infrastructure investment is the proven method to escape a middle-income stagnation and move into a high-value technology economy.

Governments must view infrastructure as the **"throttle"** of their economy. If you want more speed, you must invest in the foundations.