Malaysia to record GDP growth of 5.1% in 2021


KUALA LUMPUR: After an eventful 2020 which pushes the global economy towards recession, including Malaysia, the after-effects are expected to be shallow this year as the economy makes a come back.

Maybank Investment Bank Bhd (Maybank IB) chief economist Suhaimi Ilias said that Malaysia was expected to record a gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 5.1 per cent this year compared with an estimated contraction of 5.4 per cent in 2020.

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