When China sneezes, M’sia might catch a cold


Lee said that investors remain concerned about the continued stress in China’s real estate sector.

PETALING JAYA: With many economists foreseeing a continued deceleration of economic growth for three of Asia’s largest economies, namely China, Japan and India, it is interesting to see how this could affect Malaysia’s gross domestic product (GDP) expansion.

Early last week, chief Asia economist for the HSBC Global Research team Frederic Neumann predicted a slowdown in growth for the two most populous nations as well as Japan alongside Europe and the United States, though concurrently he foresees an acceleration for smaller economies including Asean.

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