Malaysia's Economy Chugging Along In 2025

Imran Yusof, Head of Research, MIDF

16-Dec-24 07:45

Malaysia's Economy Chugging Along In 2025

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Consensus for Malaysia's 2025 GDP growth is 4.7%, driven by strong spending from consumers, businesses and even the government. However headwinds persist with incoming US President Donald Trump and his known "love" for tariffs. Imran Yusof, Head of Research, MIDF tells us his house view on growth, the FBMKLCI target and top picks for 2025.

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Produced by: Natalie Tan

Presented by: Wong Shou Ning, Shazana Mokhtar, Philip See

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Categories: markets, economy

Tags: malaysia gdp, 2025 outlook, economy, tariffs, donald trump, fbmklci,

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