Malaysia should brace for negative growth in 2020, central bank says

COVID-19 and low commodity prices will hit GDP hard before turnaround

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Firefighters spray disinfectant on a street in Kuala Lumpur on March 31. © Reuters

P PREM KUMAR, Nikkei staff writer

KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysia's central bank predicts the economy could shrink up to 2% this year due to the coronavirus outbreak in the Southeast Asian country, which has infected more than 3,100 people so far -- the most confirmed cases in the region.

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