Malaysia sheds short-termism to become Asia's comeback kid

Investors embrace political stability as alarms sound over Thailand's fragility

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Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is likely to stay in power until the next general election, expected in 2027. © Reuters

Trinh Nguyen is senior economist for emerging Asia at Natixis in Hong Kong.

While Thailand's policy uncertainty risk premium has been rising during a year of political upheaval, Malaysia has been charting an economic comeback by being unusually quiet and stable politically.

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