Malaysia's economy to grow 4.9 pct in 2025: think tank

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia's economic growth is expected to moderate to 4.9 percent in 2025 from a projected 5.2 percent in 2024, KSI Strategic Institute for Asia Pacific said Thursday.

The think tank said in a report that the growth projection takes into account the counter-reaction from the ongoing domestic policies and the heightened external challenges as the global economy braces for the so-c