Making Sense of Malaysia’s Economy

Geoffrey Williams, Economist, Malaysia University of Science and Technology

24-Aug-21 15:00

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We often hear things like “our economy is really bad” or “our economy is improving” but what even is Malaysia’s economy? How does it work? Do we lean to the left or right? How did we go from being the Asian Tiger once upon a time to where we are today?

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Categories: Business Analysis, Trends and Forecasts, Markets

Tags: The Bigger Picture, Today I Learned, economy, Malaysian economy, markets, business, foreign capital, foreign direct investments, middle income trap,

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