Bank Negara: Malaysia on track for 6% to 7.5% GDP growth

Bank Negara Governor Datuk Nor Shamsiah Mohd Yunus said the growth would be reinforced by the recovery in domestic demand.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia remains on track to achieve the forecast Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth of between 6.0 per cent and 7.5 per cent in 2021, Bank Negara Malaysia said on Tuesday.

Governor Datuk Nor Shamsiah Mohd Yunus said the growth would be reinforced by the recovery in domestic demand as the index of retail trade turned around to register a positive growth of 9.6 per cent in March 2021 after been in negative territory in the preceding five months.