KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia does not need an economic stimulus despite facing the West Asian crisis, said the World Bank’s Chief Economist for Malaysia, Dr Apurva Sanghi.
He said providing stimulus at this time would only increase inflationary pressures, given that inflation rates in Malaysia remained stable and under control.
“So far, stimulus is not needed. Providing stimulus now will only add to the inflationary pressure.”
“Stimulus is only needed if inflation concerns grow to the point of affecting economic growth, as happened during the COVID-19 crisis,” he said at a press conference today on Part 1 of the Malaysia Economic Monitoring Report (MEM) April 2026 titled ‘Raising the Ceiling, Raising the Floor, Advancing Malaysia’s Jobs and Productivity Agenda’ .
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