Shankaran Nambiar is Senior Research Fellow and Head of Research and Senior Research Fellow at the Malaysian Institute of Economic Research, is also a distinguished member of the academic advisory council at the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA). As Visiting Fellow at the Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University, Nambiar brings a wealth of expertise to his research role. Nambiar's international engagements include being a visiting scholar at the International Monetary Fund and fellowships at the ASEAN Studies Center, Universitas Gadjah Mada and the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, Singapore. Renowned for his insightful op-eds in publications such as Nikkei Asian Review and Jakarta Post, Nambiar is also an accomplished author with notable works on Sen's Capability Approach and Institutions, along with four books on the Malaysian economy.
Malaysia's economy posted a slower than estimated growth in 2023 on weak global demand, official data showed on Friday. In the whole year of 2023, economic growth drastically softened to 3.
Malaysia's economic growth gained speed and exceeded expectations in the third quarter with strong upward contributions from domestic consumption and investment, while exports acted as a drag.
Malaysia's economic growth decelerated in the second quarter as the expansion in domestic demand was partially offset by weak exports, official data showed on Friday.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 11 Malaysia’s economy is expected to maintain its growth trajectory in the second quarter of the year (2Q 2023) albeit at a moderate rate of between 2.9 per.