00:01The International Monetary Fund has downgraded Malaysia's gross domestic product growth forecast for 2025 to 4.1% from 4.7% previously, reflecting a broader downward revision across the region.
00:18In its April 2025 World Economic Outlook, the fund also projected that Malaysia's economy would expand by 3.8% in 2026.
00:30The IMF cut its global growth forecast for 2025 to 2.8%, down 0.5 percentage point from its January estimate.
00:42Regionally, the IMF cut Indonesia's 2025 outlook to 4.7% from 5.1%.
00:51Meanwhile, the Philippines is expected to grow by 5.5%, down from 6.1%,
00:59while Thailand's forecast was revised to 1.8% from 2.9%.
01:05The IMF also said the global economy was at a critical juncture,
01:11with signs of stabilization emerging after a prolonged and challenging period of unprecedented shocks.
01:17The IMF Seanacking
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