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Malaysia’s Q1 GDP Slows To 4.4%: What’s Behind The Dip?

Lavanya Venkateswaran, Senior ASEAN Economist, OCBC

22-Apr-25 07:45

Malaysia’s Q1 GDP Slows To 4.4%: What’s Behind The Dip?

Advance estimates by the Department of Statistics, Malaysia’s GDP growth slowed to 4.4% in the first quarter of this calendar year, easing from 5% in the previous quarter. What contributed to this slowing expansion of our economy, and how might our GDP numbers be impacted by global volatility, especially US tariffs? We get some thoughts from Lavanya Venkateswaran, Senior ASEAN Economist, OCBC.

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Produced by: Jake Lim

Presented by: Shazana Mokhtar, Philip See, Aisalli Ayub


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Tags:  malaysiagdpus tariffseconomy growthvolatile markets





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