How to give private investment in Malaysia a push?


LEE: pulled pack sharply to an average growth of 3.3% in the first half of 2018, as investors adopted a wait-and-see approach ahead of the 14th general election. During the period of 2015-17, private investment growth almost halved to 6.8% per annum from a double-digit rate of 13.6% in 2010-2014.

MALAYSIA’S private investment growth has displayed weakening trends since 2012, with its growth moderating from an annual rate of 21.4% in 2012 to 4.3% in 2016, before gaining traction to 9.3% in 2017.

It pulled pack sharply to an average growth of 3.3% in the first half of 2018, as investors adopted a wait-and-see approach ahead of the 14th general election.

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