How does the Chinese economy slowing down affect Malaysia?

Simple, the Chinese are big investors in Malaysia, building highways, ports, rails, big housing complexes and offices and even involved in land reclamation in the Straits of Johor. read more

The JCER report says China’s economy is expected to continue decelerating, following the slowdown in 2015, and this will impact Malaysia and other Southeast Asian nations. Malaysia, says the report, is in for a pinch as the 4.1 per cent annual growth projected for 2016 and 2017 is down from a relatively high 5 per cent last year. read more

He has studied economic growth in Asia from 2000 to 2014. He says Chinese trade became more and more important in the area during those years. Yet, he notes that China’s slowing economy is, in his words, “weighing down exports in the rest of the region.” Estimates place the value of Southeast Asia’s economies at $2.6 trillion dollars. read more

The Chinese government expects its economy to expand between 6% and 7% this year. For one, United Overseas Bank (M) Bhd’s economist Julia Goh asserted that the impact from China’s economy will be mixed. read more