World Bank upgrades Malaysia's GDP growth forecast to 4.9%


KUALA LUMPUR: The World Bank has upgraded Malaysia's economic growth forecast to 4.9% in 2024, an increase from its initial 4.3% forecast set in April, according to Apurva Sanghi, its lead economist for Malaysia.

He said both domestic and external factors back the upgraded growth forecast as the global economy is doing much better than expected six months ago.

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