Malaysia on track for 3-4% GDP growth this year despite Omicron


KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is on track to achieve the targeted gross domestic product (GDP) growth of three to four per cent this year despite the emergence of the Omicron variant, said Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.

"We are monitoring the situation closely, (but) we are still confident that we are on track to meet this year's GDP target of between three and four per cent,” he said during an interview on CNBC’s Squawk Box Asia programme aired today.

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