Malaysia's economy gained pace in the third quarter, driven by faster private consumption growth and a recovery in exports. Although households may soon start to feel the strain of high debt levels, strong investment and improving export growth should allow Malaysia to maintain its momentum. Meanwhile, the current account surplus widened to 4.0% of GDP in Q3, which could help pull it out of the firing line of any market volatility around the eventual tapering of the US Fed's asset purchases.
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