Malaysia’s GDP could grow by 4% in 2021, says think-tank


Ragananthini Vethasalam

The Malaysian economy could grow by 4% this year, if Covid-19 cases continue to rise and the vaccination programme progresses at a slow pace, a think-tank says. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Najjua Zulkefli, May 6, 2021.

A THINK-TANK today projected that the Malaysian economy could register a 4% growth this year, if Covid-19 cases continue to rise and the vaccination programme progresses at a slow pace.

Socio-economic Research Centre executive director Lee Heng Guie said apart from that, cautious discretionary spending and the gradual lifting of international and interstate travel ban are other factors supporting the projection.


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