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A Dose of Reality for Malaysia

Will Anwar become the next victim of the ‘messiah effect?’

Nov 28, 2022
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By: Murray Hunter

With Anwar Ibrahim becoming Malaysia’s 10th prime minister, he now faces an avalanche of expectations. Many see him as a messiah, who come to fix the problems facing the country, one heading into uncertain economic times with rising inflation, a falling ringgit and depressed economic buoyancy fed by a looming world economic slowdown.

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