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Malaysia's manufacturing sales value in March 2013 dropped 7.5% or RM4.2 billion to register RM51.1 billion as compared with the corresponding month in 2012, according to the latest statistical release from the Department of Statistics (DOS).

Malaysia’s Industrial Production Index (IPI) in March 2013 dipped by a marginal 0.2% compared with the corresponding month in 2012, according to the latest statistical release by the Department of Statistics (DOS).

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has given Malaysia a high score of 70 in terms of showing institutional strength among developing countries in its latest Regional Economic Outlook for Asia and the Pacific.

Malaysia is on track to achieve 5% to 6% economic growth this year, supported by robust domestic demand and significant investment inflows, according to Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) Governor, Tan Sri Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz.

Iskandar Malaysia, the southern economic development corridor, has secured some RM5.06 billion of investments for the first three months of the year, bringing the cumulative committed investments to RM111.37 billion for the period from 2006 until March 31 this year.