Analysis of Malaysia's Current Economic Outlook

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First quarter of 2003 saw many events that contributed to the world economy downturn. Considering that the past year has already seen a global economic turndown, so far this year there have been no signs to show that the global economic performance will improve drastically. There is doubt from many parties that Malaysia will not achieve the forecasted growth of 4.5% in year 2003 GDP without any stimulus from the government to weather through the bad times. The two major events that have contributed to the economic slowdown in Malaysia are the US-Iraq war and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) outbreak.

The US-Iraq war officially started on 20th March 2003 and ended on 1st May 2003. What began as retaliation for terrorist activities turned into a pledge to topple the so called "axis of evil" which includes Iraq, North Korea and Iran. Until now there is still no resolution as there is still constant threat from terrorist and from US itself as the President Bush has been threatening to further extend the war to other countries. There is still no world political stability as up to date there is still news of terrorist activities happening worldwide. Lack