KUALA LUMPUR, 23 Oct 2009: The country’s economy is expected to expand between 2% and 3% next year with all sectors of the economy projected to record positive growth, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said today. Najib, who is also Finance Minister, said the mining sector was forecast to achieve a 1.1% growth, manufacturing […]
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Forecast to be revised if economy improves
KUALA LUMPUR, 16 April 2009: Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) will revise growth forecast for the year if the economy improves in the second half, its governor, Tan Sri Dr Zeti Akthar Aziz said today. The central bank has projected the gross domestic product (GDP) for this year to be between -1% and 1%. She said […]
MIER revises GDP forecast to -2.2 percent
KUALA LUMPUR, 15 April 2009: The Malaysian Institute of Economic Research (MIER) has revised downwards the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) forecast this year to -2.2% from 1.3% earlier on the back of export slump arising from the global economic turmoil. The private think-tank said it was almost certain that Malaysia’s growth would slide into […]
