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Asian Development Outlook 2009

Account Surplus, Foreign Reserves, and Disinflation to Boost Economy

With external demand looking bleak, GDP is likely to contract this year, before resuming growth in 2010. The authorities have pushed through fiscal and monetary measures to support domestic demand. In view of the large current account surplus, substantial foreign reserves, and disinflation, the Government of Malaysia has scope to stimulate the economy without endangering macroeconomic stability.

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Malaysia and ADB
Following the Asian financial crisis in the late 1990s, Malaysia largely eschewed borrowing from multilateral assistance sources. One nonsovereign loan from the ADB was approved in 2007.

Learn more about ADB's partnership with Malaysia [ PDF ]
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