Malaysia in need of growth story

Chua: To be fair, there is a lot of house cleaning to do (as a fairly new government) and I think everyone is concerned, but I think the situation is somewhat okay now.

KUALA LUMPUR: Despite being a resilient economy, Malaysia needs to find its growth narrative if it is to continue to move forward, says a leading regional economist.

Maybank Kim Eng senior economist Chua Hak Bin said this, adding that there are several low-hanging fruits that the country could capitalise on, two of which are the US- China trade war, and the local tourism sector.