Malaysia Economic Monitor, November 2009 : Repositioning for Growth

World Bank

dc.creator	World Bank
dc.date	2012-03-19T17:25:12Z
dc.date	2012-03-19T17:25:12Z
dc.date	2009-11
dc.date.accessioned	2023-02-17T20:47:54Z
dc.date.available	2023-02-17T20:47:54Z
dc.identifier	http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000334955_20091117012924
dc.identifier	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3132
dc.identifier.uri	http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/243469
dc.description	Malaysia is emerging from one of the worst export slumps in its economic history as manufacturing and exports have started growing again. With East Asia leading the recovery and advanced economies showing progressive improvement, the Malaysian economy is projected to grow at 4.1 percent in 2010, following a contraction of 2.3 percent in 2009. The medium-term outlook remains promising with growth reaching 5.6 and 5.9 percent in 2011 and 2012, respectively, though that will depend on sustained global recovery from the crisis. The overriding medium-term challenge is for the Malaysian economy to join the select group of high-income countries. Malaysia has experienced solid growth over the last decades, but has relied on an economic model predominantly based on capital accumulation, although private investment rates never recovered from their 20 percentage point fall after the Asian 1997/98 crisis and are now among the lowest in the region. For Malaysia to climb the next step up the income ladder, it needs to focus on improving the investment climate to raise investment rates and focus on productivity growth. Against this backdrop, the authorities are developing a 'new economic model,' which will be squarely centered on boosting productivity. Promising reforms have already been announced in the areas of services and foreign direct investment, which will help revitalize private investment.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	World Bank
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.rights	World Bank
dc.subject	ACCOUNTING
dc.subject	ADVANCED ECONOMIES
dc.subject	ADVERSE IMPACT
dc.subject	AGGREGATE DEMAND
dc.subject	AGRICULTURE
dc.subject	ANNUAL GROWTH
dc.subject	ANTI-COMPETITIVE PRACTICES
dc.subject	ASSET POSITION
dc.subject	ASSET PRICE
dc.subject	ASSET PRICES
dc.subject	ASSET QUALITY
dc.subject	ASSETS
dc.subject	BALANCE SHEETS
dc.subject	BANK LENDING
dc.subject	BANKING INSTITUTIONS
dc.subject	BANKING SECTOR
dc.subject	BANKING SYSTEM
dc.subject	BANKRUPTCY
dc.subject	BILLS
dc.subject	BOND ISSUANCES
dc.subject	BUFFER
dc.subject	CAPITAL ACCOUNT
dc.subject	CAPITAL ACCUMULATION
dc.subject	CAPITAL ADEQUACY
dc.subject	CAPITAL FLOWS
dc.subject	CAPITAL GOODS
dc.subject	CAPITAL MARKETS
dc.subject	CAPITAL OUTFLOWS
dc.subject	CENTRAL BANK
dc.subject	COMMODITY PRICE
dc.subject	COMMODITY PRICES
dc.subject	COMPETITIVENESS
dc.subject	CONFIDENCE INDEX
dc.subject	CONSOLIDATION
dc.subject	CONSUMER CONFIDENCE
dc.subject	CONSUMER PRICE INFLATION
dc.subject	CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE
dc.subject	CONSUMPTION GOODS
dc.subject	CONSUMPTION GROWTH
dc.subject	CORPORATE DEBT
dc.subject	CREDIBILITY
dc.subject	CREDIT ENHANCEMENT
dc.subject	CREDIT GUARANTEES
dc.subject	CREDIT POLICIES
dc.subject	CURRENCY
dc.subject	CURRENT ACCOUNT
dc.subject	CURRENT ACCOUNT SURPLUS
dc.subject	CURRENT ACCOUNT SURPLUSES
dc.subject	DEBT
dc.subject	DEBT RESTRUCTURING
dc.subject	DEBT SERVICE
dc.subject	DEFAULTERS
dc.subject	DEFLATION
dc.subject	DEMAND FOR CREDIT
dc.subject	DEPOSITS
dc.subject	DEPRECIATION
dc.subject	DISBURSEMENT
dc.subject	DISBURSEMENTS
dc.subject	DISPOSABLE INCOME
dc.subject	DOMESTIC CAPITAL
dc.subject	DOMESTIC CAPITAL MARKETS
dc.subject	DOMESTIC DEMAND
dc.subject	DOMESTIC LIQUIDITY
dc.subject	DURABLE
dc.subject	DURABLE GOODS
dc.subject	ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
dc.subject	ECONOMIC CONTRACTION
dc.subject	ECONOMIC CRISIS
dc.subject	ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS
dc.subject	ECONOMIC HISTORY
dc.subject	ECONOMIC MODEL
dc.subject	ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
dc.subject	EMERGING ECONOMIES
dc.subject	ENABLING ENVIRONMENT
dc.subject	EQUITIES
dc.subject	EQUITY INVESTMENTS
dc.subject	EQUITY MARKETS
dc.subject	EQUITY SECURITIES
dc.subject	EXCHANGE CONTROLS
dc.subject	EXCHANGE RATE
dc.subject	EXCHANGE RATE SYSTEM
dc.subject	EXPENDITURE
dc.subject	EXPENDITURES
dc.subject	EXPORT GROWTH
dc.subject	EXPORTS
dc.subject	EXPOSURE
dc.subject	EXPOSURES
dc.subject	EXTERNAL ASSETS
dc.subject	EXTERNAL DEMAND
dc.subject	EXTERNAL SHOCKS
dc.subject	FINANCIAL CONTAGION
dc.subject	FINANCIAL CRISIS
dc.subject	FINANCIAL DISTRESS
dc.subject	FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
dc.subject	FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subject	FINANCIAL MARKET
dc.subject	FINANCIAL SHOCK
dc.subject	FINANCIAL SUPPORT
dc.subject	FINANCIAL SYSTEMS
dc.subject	FISCAL BURDEN
dc.subject	FISCAL DEFICIT
dc.subject	FISCAL POLICY
dc.subject	FIXED INVESTMENT
dc.subject	FLOATING EXCHANGE RATE
dc.subject	FLOW OF CREDIT
dc.subject	FOOD PRICE
dc.subject	FORECASTS
dc.subject	FOREIGN ASSET
dc.subject	FOREIGN ASSET POSITION
dc.subject	FOREIGN CURRENCY
dc.subject	FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
dc.subject	FOREIGN EXCHANGE
dc.subject	FOREIGN EXCHANGE CONTROLS
dc.subject	FOREIGN EXCHANGE RESERVES
dc.subject	FOREIGN INVESTORS
dc.subject	FOREIGN RESERVE
dc.subject	FOREIGN RESERVES
dc.subject	GDP
dc.subject	GDP PER CAPITA
dc.subject	GLOBAL DEMAND
dc.subject	GLOBAL SLOWDOWN
dc.subject	GLOBAL TRADE
dc.subject	GOLD
dc.subject	GOVERNMENT BOND
dc.subject	GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS
dc.subject	GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE
dc.subject	GOVERNMENT INTERVENTIONS
dc.subject	GOVERNMENT REVENUE
dc.subject	GROWTH RATE
dc.subject	GUARANTEE FUNDS
dc.subject	HIGH-INCOME COUNTRIES
dc.subject	IMPORT
dc.subject	IMPORT CONTENT
dc.subject	IMPORT DEMAND
dc.subject	IMPORT GROWTH
dc.subject	IMPORTS
dc.subject	INCOME
dc.subject	INCOME EFFECT
dc.subject	INCOME GROUPS
dc.subject	INCOME INEQUALITY
dc.subject	INCOME TAXES
dc.subject	INFLATION
dc.subject	INFLATION RATES
dc.subject	INFLATIONARY PRESSURES
dc.subject	INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
dc.subject	INSURANCE
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL BANK
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL RESERVES
dc.subject	INVENTORIES
dc.subject	INVENTORY
dc.subject	INVESTMENT CLIMATE
dc.subject	INVESTMENT EXPENDITURE
dc.subject	INVESTMENT PROJECTS
dc.subject	INVESTMENT RATES
dc.subject	INVESTMENT STRATEGY
dc.subject	ISLAMIC FINANCE
dc.subject	KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY
dc.subject	LABOR FORCE
dc.subject	LABOR MARKET
dc.subject	LABOR MARKETS
dc.subject	LIBERALIZATION
dc.subject	LIQUIDITY
dc.subject	LOAN APPLICATIONS
dc.subject	LOAN APPROVALS
dc.subject	M1
dc.subject	MARKET CONDITIONS
dc.subject	MARKET PARTICIPANTS
dc.subject	MATURITY
dc.subject	MONETARY FUND
dc.subject	MONETARY POLICY
dc.subject	MONEY SUPPLY
dc.subject	MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS
dc.subject	MULTIPLIER EFFECTS
dc.subject	NATIONAL INCOME
dc.subject	NET EXPORTS
dc.subject	NOMINAL WAGES
dc.subject	NONPERFORMING LOAN
dc.subject	NPL
dc.subject	OIL PRICE
dc.subject	PENSION
dc.subject	PORTFOLIO
dc.subject	PORTFOLIO INVESTMENT
dc.subject	POSITIVE SPILLOVERS
dc.subject	POTENTIAL OUTPUT
dc.subject	PRICE INDEX
dc.subject	PRICE SUBSIDIES
dc.subject	PRIVATE CONSUMPTION
dc.subject	PRIVATE FINANCE
dc.subject	PRIVATE INVESTMENT
dc.subject	PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
dc.subject	PRUDENTIAL STANDARDS
dc.subject	PUBLIC FINANCES
dc.subject	PUBLIC INVESTMENT
dc.subject	PUBLIC SECTOR DEFICIT
dc.subject	PUBLIC SPENDING
dc.subject	REAL EXPORTS
dc.subject	REAL GDP
dc.subject	RECESSION
dc.subject	REMITTANCE
dc.subject	REMITTANCES
dc.subject	RESERVE
dc.subject	RESERVE REQUIREMENT
dc.subject	RESERVES
dc.subject	RETURN
dc.subject	RETURN ON ASSETS
dc.subject	RETURNS
dc.subject	SAFETY NETS
dc.subject	SECURITIES
dc.subject	SHORT-TERM EXTERNAL DEBT
dc.subject	STOCK MARKET
dc.subject	STOCK MARKET INDEX
dc.subject	STOCK MARKETS
dc.subject	STOCKS
dc.subject	SUPPLY SIDE
dc.subject	TAX
dc.subject	TAX EXEMPTIONS
dc.subject	TAX INCENTIVES
dc.subject	TOTAL EXPORTS
dc.subject	TOTAL RESERVES
dc.subject	TRADE SURPLUS
dc.subject	TRADING
dc.subject	TRADING PARTNERS
dc.subject	TROUGH
dc.subject	TURNOVER
dc.subject	UNCERTAINTIES
dc.subject	UNCERTAINTY
dc.subject	UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
dc.subject	VALUE INDEX
dc.subject	WAGES
dc.subject	WEALTH
dc.subject	WITHDRAWAL
dc.subject	WORKING CAPITAL
dc.title	Malaysia Economic Monitor, November 2009 : Repositioning for Growth
dc.type	Economic & Sector Work :: Economic Updates and Modeling
dc.coverage	East Asia and Pacific
dc.coverage	Southeast Asia
dc.coverage	Asia
dc.coverage	Malaysia