Malaysia’s GDP seen advancing 4.4%, economy bottomed out last year


Lee: ‘The ongoing implementation of public transportation-related infrastructure projects and continued investments in the manufacturing and services sector will help promote private investments.’

PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian economy is expected to grow by as much as 4.4% this year, a slight improvement from 2016’s 4.2%, anchored by the ongoing implementation of infrastructure projects in the country, said economists.

Socio-Economic Research Centre executive director Lee Heng Guie said Malaysia’s economic had already “bottomed out” in 2016.

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