# Malaysia - CARI ASEAN Research and Advocacy

> A CIMB economic snapshot raises the possibility that Malaysia's 2017 GDP growth could reach 5%, after first-quarter growth of 5.6%. The analysis expects Chinese import demand to slow and the dollar to strengthen later in the year, which would weigh on regional currencies.

- Date: 2017-05-26 · published 2017-05-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Malaysia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71277-malaysia-cari-asean-research-and-advocacy
- Commodities: [Malaysian Ringgit (MYR per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDMYR.md)

## Why it matters

A slowdown in Chinese import demand would reduce demand for Malaysian and regional commodities, while a stronger dollar would raise the local cost of imported feed.

## Read by commodity

- USDMYR: neutral

## Sources

- cariasean.org: https://cariasean.org/economic-snapshot-may-2017/malaysia/

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