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Article: Booming growth fuels Malaysia's economic engine and imports. (agricultural products)
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- AgExporter
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- May 1, 1991
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Malaysia has joined Thailand as one of the fastest growing economies in Asia. Rebounding from a severe recession in 1985-86, Malaysia registered real GDP growth of 5.3 percent in 1987, 8.7 percent in 1988, 8.5 percent in 1989 and 9.8 percent in 1990. A slight slowdown is expected in 1991, even though Malaysia--a net oil exporter--stands to gain if oil prices rise.
Diversification spurred by direct foreign investment has been the key to Malaysia's growing economy. During the 1980s, the economy experienced a significant structural shift as a thriving export-oriented manufacturing sector supplanted agriculture as the largest contributor to GDP. In 1988, ...