<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>（吉隆坡6日讯）财政部长林冠英表示，在强劲出口与外资推动下，马来西亚经济有望在今年下半年“持续增长”。</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>他还表示，我国正在努力吸引更多外资。</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>他在文告中表示：“政府将继续努力吸引高质量投资，特别是来自中国和美国的投资，为所有马来西亚人提供高收入工作。”</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

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<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>（编译：魏素雯）</p></div>

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（吉隆坡6日讯）财政部长林冠英表示，在强劲出口与外资推动下，马来西亚经济有望在今年下半年“持续增长”。

他还表示，我国正在努力吸引更多外资。

他在文告中表示：“政府将继续努力吸引高质量投资，特别是来自中国和美国的投资，为所有马来西亚人提供高收入工作。”

 

（编译：魏素雯）

 

 
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