MALAYSIA is not insulated from any adverse world trend as it is still largely an export-driven, foreign investment dependent economy. Its resilience, tested more than once, offers comfort but resting on laurels is risky. It is even riskier in a globalised economic interdependence.
The 1997 Asian financial crisis and the more recent global economic turmoil are indications of the growing complexities of the world economy.
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