Malaysia has fiscal space to manoeuvre


Moderator; Deputy President of MEA Prof Dr Yeah Kim Leng (left) together with panelists Chief Economist of AMRO Dr Hoe Ee Khor (second, left), Lead Economist, Macroeconomics, Trade and Investment Global Practice of World Bank Dr Richard Record (centre), Group Chief Economist of CIMB Group Holdings Berhad Dr Donald Hanna (second, right) Chief Digital Officer of Digi Telecommunications Sdn Bhd Praveen Rajan (right) during the seminar of AREO 2019 Building Capacity and Connectivity for the New Economy at Sasana Kijang on August 6. - Bernama

KUALA LUMPUR: Warning bells have turned louder as the Malaysian economy is facing more threats following the escalation in the year-long Sino-US trade war, according to economists.

However, the experts remained positive on the country’s growth outlook, with some pointing out that the government has room to manoeuvre the domestic economy by leveraging on the fiscal space.

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