KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 17 — Malaysia’s economy grew 4.8 per cent in the fourth quarter from a year earlier, official advance estimates showed today, slowing from the 5.3 per cent...
DOSM said in a statement today that full-year economic growth is expected to come in at 5.1 per cent in 2024, picking up from 3.6 per cent growth in 2023. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isaas a first-time user . Exclusively for Malay Mail readers: Use codeKUALA LUMPUR, Jan 17 — Malaysia’s economy grew 4.8 per cent in the fourth quarter from a year earlier, official advance estimates showed today, slowing from the 5.
Growth in the fourth quarter was driven by the services sector, which rose an annual 5.3 per cent, and the manufacturing and construction sectors.
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