Malaysia’s second-quarter growth slows to 4%


The country is on track to meet full-year growth target of 4%-4.5% despite the increasingly challenging outlook ahead

IN line with market expectations, Malaysia’s economic growth had slowed to its slowest in seven years at 4% during the April-June quarter of 2016 from 4.2% in the preceding quarter.

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