Malaysia economy likely to stay afloat despite policy flip-flops, political instability: analyst
Businesses will steer towards more profitable ventures that will see more people employed
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Kuala Lumpur
MALAYSIA'S economy is still expected to stay afloat despite the combination of inconsistent government policies, the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and the political uncertainty in the country, an analyst said at a webinar on Thursday.
Oh Ei Sun, a senior fellow with the Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SIIA) and based in Kuala Lumpur, noted that Malaysia has remained commercially-driven and can rely on its natural resources such as palm oil, rubber, oil and gas.
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