PUTRAJAYA, Dec 12 — Lim Guan Eng is confident Malaysia can achieve its economic growth target of 4.8 per cent for next year even after the World Bank dialled down its forecast for the country. However, the finance minister said there is still room for revision later on, depending on the outcome...
Thursday, 12 Dec 2019 01:20 PM MYTFinance Minister Lim Guan Eng speaks during a media conference in Putrajaya December 12, 2019. — Picture by Shafwan Zaidon
However, the finance minister said there is still room for revision later on, depending on the outcome of this year’s achievement. “So I am sure that if we maintain our growth target of 4.7 for 2019, likely we will maintain our 4.8 per cent target.
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