Economic Indicators8 hours ago (May 02, 2020 07:40AM ET)
(C) Reuters. FILE PHOTO – Malaysia’s flag is seen at the landmark Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s economy in 2020 could shrink more than initially forecast due to extended curbs on movement imposed to stem an outbreak of the new coronavirus, the finance minister said on Saturday.
Malaysia’s central bank had forecast in April for growth in gross domestic product (GDP) of between -2% and 0.5% this year.
“But that forecast was made after just two weeks of movement curbs. We’re now more than five weeks in … so our GDP could shrink even more,” Finance Minister Tengku Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz said in an interview with a local television channel.
Malaysian economy could shrink more than earlier forecasts: finance minister
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