Faster Malaysian growth seen in Q3


MONDAY, MAY 7 KUALA LUMPUR- Release of Bank Negara's foreign reserves as at 30 April 2018 at 1500 (0700 GMT) KUALA LUMPUR- HSS Engineers Bhd post-Annual General Meeting (AGM) press conference, Pinnacle 1, Level M1, Connexion Conference & Event Centre @ The Vertical, No 8, Jalan Kerinchi, Bangsar South City, Kuala Lumpur at 1215 (0415 GMT)

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s economy is likely to have grown faster in the third quarter of this year amid an increase in private spending during the consumption tax holiday period.

A Reuters poll showed the median forecast from 15 economists is for Malaysia’s gross domestic product (GDP) to grow 4.6% year-on-year (y-o-y) between July and September.

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