Exports, investments to drive growth


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KUALA LUMPUR: Stronger total exports and investments are expected to be Malaysia’s key economic drivers in 2018, according to Maybank Kim Eng senior economist Dr Chua Hak Bin.

He projects the country to register a gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 5.3% next year, in line with global economic recovery.

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