Malaysia's GDP to expand 4.9% this year, no risk of deflation: Finance minister

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Malaysia's GDP to expand 4.9% this year, no risk of deflation: Finance minister
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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's economy is going strong and the gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to expand a further 4.9 per cent in 2019 even ...

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