GDP GROWTH TO HIT UPPER END OF BNM’S FORECAST, SAYS CIMB
KUALA LUMPUR, Gross domestic product (GDP) growth is projected to reach the upper end of Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) four to five per cent target in 2024, according to CIMB Treasury and Markets Research. This follows a 5.8 per cent year-on-year increase in the advance GDP estimate for the second quarter of 2024, the bank said in a note today. CIMB cited factors such as a resilient labour market, robust household spending, ongoing multi-year investments, increased foreign direct investment (FDI) realisation, trade recovery and improving tourism as key contributors. Additionally, the ringgit has outperformed its peers, as coordinated actions have