RAM Ratings: GDP likely to go up 4.5% in 2017

KUALA LUMPUR: RAM Rating Services Bhd has forecast gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 4.5% for Malaysia this year, thus representing a “delicate recovery”.

In its November publication, “Economic Outlook 2017”, it said the growth momentum is projected to pick up after the sluggishness of the last couple of years, mainly led by stabilising domestic demand.