Malaysia braced for austerity challenge - OBG

Malaysia braced for austerity challenge

While rising domestic demand in Malaysia helped reassure investors after last summer’s regional downturn, concerns remain that the country is displaying an over-reliance on high domestic consumption levels to prop up growth.
According to the World Bank’s latest projections, Malaysia is expected to achieve 4.3% GDP growth in 2013, despite substantial capital outflows and a nearly 10% depreciation in the ringgit during the second half of the year. The significant contribution that strong domestic demand has made to Malaysia’s economic resilience is widely acknowledged, ... Read more.

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