BNM, Treasury to review IMF’s latest report on Malaysia GDP forecast, says PM

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Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) and the Treasury will have to review the International Monetary Fund (IMF) decision to revise Malaysia’s real gross domestic product (GDP) growth to 4.1% for this year.  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, who attended the Customs Department's Hari Raya

00:07Aidilfitri reception on Thursday, said Bank Negara Malaysia and the Treasury will be reviewing

00:13the latest assessment by the International Monetary Fund on the country's GDP growth

00:18forecast for 2025.

00:21He told reporters that the government will address the matter during a special Dewan

00:25Rakyat sitting scheduled for May 5.

00:28There is a revision internationally for the world, for the United States, China and most

00:36countries.

00:37We are slightly down, Bank Negara and the Treasury will now re-look at it and review.

00:45On April 23rd, the IMF revised Malaysia's real GDP growth forecast from 4.7% to 4.1%, in

00:53line with a broader regional downgrade.

00:56In its April 2025 World Economic Outlook report, titled A Critical Juncture Amid Policy Shifts,

01:04the IMF projected Malaysia's economy to grow by 3.8% in 2026.

01:10The IMF also reduced its global growth outlook for 2025 to 2.8%, marking a 0.5 percentage point

01:19decrease from its January estimate.

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