Malaysia: Selected Issues

International Monetary Fund

No 2015/059, IMF Staff Country Reports from International Monetary Fund

Abstract: This Selected Issues paper examines the implications of lower crude oil prices on Malaysia’s economy. Although Malaysia’s net oil exports are now very small as a share of GDP, its gas exports are sizeable. The paper provides some background on the structure of energy production and trade in Malaysia, and presents results from empirical analysis of the oil prices on Malaysia’s growth. It is concluded that the decline in prices is likely to have a net negative impact on growth, even though the recent decline in oil prices partially reflects supply considerations.

Keywords: ISCR; CR; oil; oil price; price; oil market; market factor; oil inventory; tapis oil; reserve holder; Fiscal risks; Oil prices; Contingent liabilities; Global; Africa; Budget planning and preparation; annual budget (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 48
Date: 2015-03-03
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