Considering the headwinds that were facing Malaysia’s economy in the second quarter – such as the introduction of the Goods & Services tax (GST) in April, low commodity prices and the generally weak global environment – growth of 4.9% y/y was a good performance. We expect Malaysia to continue holding up better than most commodity producing economies over the rest of the year, but growth is likely to ease a little further.
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