Malaysia, Indonesia are not weak links


PETALING JAYA: Malaysia and Indonesia look like the “weak links in the region, but they actually have better metrics” compared with similarly rated sovereigns, including commodity-exporting emerging market (EM) peers, according to Nomura Research.

It estimated that there was a scope for fiscal stimulus of about 1%-2% of gross domestic product (GDP) that could be quickly deployed to support growth.

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