Budget 2019 priorities – some thoughts

Slowdown: The Malaysian economy slowed to 4.5 y-o-y in the second quarter of 2018, the slowest growth rate in five quarters. — Bernama

THE Malaysian economy slowed to 4.5% year-on-year (y-o-y) in the second quarter of 2018, the slowest rate in five quarters since the second quarter of 2017.

The main drag on growth were contractions in the public investment, mining and agriculture sectors.