Mahathir's economic vision a hard sell for investors

Malaysia's currency and stocks fall as market fears rising debt

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Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad needs to show a game plan for growth.

TAKASHI NAKANO, Nikkei staff writer

SINGAPORE -- Two months after Malaysia's first transfer of power since independence in 1957, capital is flowing out of the country as investors remain unconvinced that Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad can chart a viable growth path.

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