Malaysia Bakal Merudum!

Ah Pak Najib beritahu kepada sekalian rakyat marhein bahawa ekonomi kita baik, bagus, GDP meningkat, Pertumbuhan 5-6% setahun ye ke ni? Macam mana dengan ekonomi kita? Hutang 400 billion lebih tu? ketirisan yang melampau?

Ni ada komen dari seorang pakar ekonomi mengenai Malaysia.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 7 — Malaysia will be hit harder than its Asian peers by the economic crisis in Europe due to its relatively weak public finances and dependence on commodities, said Nomura International today.

Its chief economist for Asia ex-Japan, Robert Subbaraman, said that unlike most countries in Asia, Malaysia will be negatively affected by an expected drop off in commodity prices while the government will also find it difficult to keep up stimulus policies.

“Malaysia is one of the economies that will weaken the most; it is in the weaker group of economies,” said Subbaraman at a media briefing here today.

Nomura economist for Southeast Asia Euben Paracuelles said Malaysia’s growth in the first three quarters of this year was largely led by government spending, but as public finances were relatively weak, he doubted that it would be sustainable. read more