Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng said the steady economic growth, at a time when various regional economies were experiencing synchronised growth slowdown, also saw an increase in total stock of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Malaysia.
KUALA LUMPUR: The government expects the economy to expand between 4.5% and 5% this year, based on the first half-year trend, Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng said.
“The 4.9% GDP quarterly growth (in Q2) is better than market expectations of 4.7% as compiled by Bloomberg,” he said.
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