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Business Environment And Financial Trends Of Selected Malaysian Corporations Jun 05
Standard & Poors, June 2005
Abstract
Malaysia has seen more than three consecutive years of strong economic performance following the relatively difficult year in 2001 with both real GDP and per-capita GDP growing at accelerating rates (see Charts 1 and 2). The robust real GDP growth of 7.1% in 2004 was the second highest level after the Asian financial crisis and growth is projected to remain strong at 6% in 2005. The strong growth was initially generated by favorable external demand for Malaysian products, such as palm oil, chemicals, and consumer electronics from emerging countries such as China and India, and the recovering developed economies. Malaysian exports' competitive position was also strengthened by the ringgit peg as the U.S. dollar weakened during the period. Domestic demand...
Companies mentioned in this report are: Petroliam Nasional Bhd.,Telekom Malaysia Bhd.,Tenaga Nasional Bhd.,Genting Bhd.,MISC Bhd.,Titan Chemicals Corp. Bhd.,Star Cruises Ltd.,IOI Corp. Bhd.
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Research Type: Commentary
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