‘Economy to shrink 2.5% after quake’


THE country’s beleaguered economy is expected to contract by 2.5% in the 2025/26 fiscal year largely due to the devastating impact of a powerful earthquake in late March, the World Bank said in a report.

The World Bank said yesterday that direct damages to property and infrastructure from the 7.7 magnitude quake were estimated at US$11bil (RM46.6bil), or 14% of the nation’s gross domestic product.

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