 |  | | Malaysia’s highly open economy is expected to slow further during the remainder of 2011 and may pick up only in the second half of 2012. But, while Malaysia’s projected growth is slowing due to external factors, improvements can be made domestically, including by investing in smarter cities. | |
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| |  | |  | REPORT - East Asia and Pacific Update - Navigating Turbulence, Sustaining Growth
Growth in developing East Asia and Pacific is still going strong (GDP forecast is 8.2% in 2011), but the region needs to refocus on long-term reforms to protect itself from global risks and natural disasters. More |
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| REPORT - Doing Business 2012: Doing Business in a More Transparent World
IFC and the World Bank' Doing Business 2012 report finds that Malaysia rose five places in the global ranking, to 18, by implementing regulatory reforms—including a new one-stop shop for start-ups, computerization of commercial courts, and improved insolvency proceedings. Press release | Factsheet | Profile: Malaysia | Doing Business website |
|  | REPORT - Putting Higher Education to Work: Skills and Research for Growth in East Asia
A new report says low- and middle-income countries in East Asia need to make their higher education systems more responsive to labor market demands and the economy as a whole to climb up the income ladder. Get the Report | Press release | Feature Story | Recorded Chat |
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| REPORT - Productivity and Investment Climate Assessment Update
This report examines the quality of Malaysia’s investment climate. It is based on a survey of over 1,400 firms in both manufacturing and services and provides an update to an earlier investment climate assessment conducted in 2003. More |
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